Multi-institutional Comparison of Intensity Modulated Photon Versus Proton Radiation Therapy in the Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus

Multi-institutional Comparison of Intensity Modulated Photon Versus Proton Radiation Therapy in the Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus

Purpose: Concurrent chemoradiation therapy is a curative treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the anus, but patients can suffer from significant treatment-related toxicities. This study was undertaken to determine whether intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) is associated with less acute to...

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Main Authors: Jahan J. Mohiuddin, MD, Krishan R. Jethwa, MD, Nikhil Grandhi, BS, William G. Breen, MD, Xingmei Wang, MS, Akbar Anvari, PhD, Hui Lin, PhD, Harigopal Sandhyavenu, MBBS, Abigail Doucette, MPH, John P. Plastaras, MD, PhD, William G. Rule, MD, James M. Metz, MD, Kenneth W. Merrell, MD, Terence T. Sio, MD, Jonathan B. Ashman, MD, PhD, Michael G. Haddock, MD, Edgar Ben-Josef, MD, Christopher L. Hallemeier, MD, Andrzej P. Wojcieszynski, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109421001020

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