How small is TOO small? New liver constraint is needed- Proton therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with small normal liver.

How small is TOO small? New liver constraint is needed- Proton therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with small normal liver.

PURPOSE:This study evaluated the outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with small normal liver volume (NLV) treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) and introduced estimated standard liver volume (eSLV) as a new constraint. MATERIALS AND METHODS:HCC patients with NLV < 800 cm3 and no...

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Main Authors: Ching-Hsin Lee, Sheng-Ping Hung, Ji-Hong Hong, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Ngan-Ming Tsang, Kun-Ming Chan, Jeng-Hwei Tseng, Shih-Chiang Huang, Shi-Ming Lin, Jau-Min Lien, Nai-Jen Liu, Chen-Chun Lin, Wei-Ting Chen, Wan-Yu Chen, Po-Jui Chen, Bing-Shen Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6133378?pdf=render

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