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Secondary Malignancy Risk Following Proton vs. X-ray Treatment of Mediastinal Malignant Lymphoma: A Comparative Modeling Study of Thoracic Organ-Specific Cancer Risk.
This study estimated secondary cancer risks for 23 mediastinal lymphoma patients treated with PBT in comparison with helical photon IMRT re-plans. PBT was...
Proton pencil beam scanning reduces secondary cancer risk in breast cancer patients with internal mammary chain involvement compared to photon radiotherapy.
This study compared tangential 3D-CRT and VMAT to PBS proton therapy in secondary cancer risk (SCR) for the lungs and for contralateral breast. PBS PT was...
Bicentric Treatment Outcomes following PT for Non-Myxopapillary High-Grade Spinal Cord Ependymoma in Children
A study by the Jacksonville and the MGH groups published in the Red Journal reporting the experience of these two centers in treating pediatric ependymoma of...
Young Adult Populations Face Yet Another Barrier to Care with Insurers: Limited Access to Proton Therapy.
Young adult patients (n = 68/143, 48%) were significantly less likely to receive initial approval compared with pediatric patients (n = 139/141; 99%) (P < .001)...