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Image-Guided Proton Therapy: A Comprehensive Review

SIMPLE SUMMARY: In proton therapy, there is a sharp peak in the delivered dose followed by a rapid falloff, known as the Bragg peak, which is not present in photons. This allows for treatment plans that deliver lower doses to normal tissue than can be performed with photons. This requires a high deg...

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Autores principales: Lane, Shelby A., Slater, Jason M., Yang, Gary Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10177085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174022
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092555