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Proton Therapy Delivery and Its Clinical Application in Select Solid Tumor Malignancies
Published on: February 6, 2019
Innovative radiotherapy of sarcoma: Proton beam radiation
Thomas F DeLaney1, Rick L M Haas2
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Abstract:
This review on proton beam radiotherapy (PBT) focusses on an historical overview, cost-effectiveness, techniques, acute and late toxicities and clinical results of PBT for sarcoma patients. PBT has gained its place among the armamentarium of modern radiotherapy techniques. For selected patients, it can be cost-effective.

