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Proton therapy can be a safe and effective curative reirradiation strategy for head and neck cancer
Proton therapy can be a safe and effective curative reirradiation strategy for head and neck cancer, with acceptable rates of toxicity and durable disease...
Proton FLASH radiotherapy ameliorates radiation-induced salivary gland dysfunction and oral mucositis and increases survival in a mouse model of head and neck cancer.
Published by the Upenn group, this study reported reduced xerostomia with FLASH proton compared to standard proton therapy in mice. The head and neck area of...
Proton Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: Early Clinical Experience and Current Challenges.
A significant reduction of toxicities, such as xerostomia, dysgeusia and feeding tube placement has been reported in studies of definitive PT for NPSCC...
Future Perspectives of Proton Therapy in Minimizing the Toxicity of Breast Cancer Radiotherapy.
A review article compared the clinical evidence including the parameters of the dose distribution in organs at risk, such as the heart, blood vessels, and lungs...