Dosimetric advantages of proton therapy over conventional radiotherapy with photons in young patients and adults with low-grade glioma

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Low-grade glioma (LGG) is a very common brain tumor in pediatric patients typically associated with a very good prognosis. This prognosis makes it imperative that the risk of long-term treatment-related side effects be kept at an absolute minimum. Proton therapy (PRT) provide...

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Autores principales: Harrabi, S. B., Bougatf, N., Mohr, A., Haberer, T., Herfarth, K., Combs, S. E., Debus, J., Adeberg, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27363701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00066-016-1005-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27363701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00066-016-1005-9

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