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Proton beam therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: state of the art
This review summarizes the past and present status of proton beam therapy (PBT) for lung cancer. PBT has a unique characteristic called the Bragg peak that enables a reduction in the dose of normal tissue around the tumor, but is sensitive to the uncertainties of density changes. The heterogeneity i...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5574682/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28883747 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/LCTT.S117647 |