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Proton therapy for head and neck cancer: expanding the therapeutic window.

05/05/2017
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Reirradiation

Published in the Lancet Oncology, this review article summarized the recent published outcomes of proton therapy head and neck cancer.

In reviewing PT for...

Cost effectiveness

01/02/2016
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PT101

A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of proton therapy found that proton therapy was a cost-effective option for several pediatric brain tumors...

National Protocol for Model-Based Selection for Proton Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer

25/06/2021
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Model-based approach
Model-based approach

In the Netherlands, the model-based approach is used to identify patients with head and neck cancer who may benefit most from proton therapy in terms of...

Trends and Disparities of Proton Therapy Use among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: Analysis from the National Cancer Database (2005-14).

11/04/2019
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This is a study by the Memorial Sloan Kettering based on the national cancer database. This analysis found that among the 220,491 patients who received any...

Particle Radiotherapy for Skull Base Chondrosarcoma

28/09/2021
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This study by the CNAO group, Milan, reported outcomes of 48 patients with skull base chondrosarcoma who underwent particle therapy (67% PT, 33% CIRT) to a...

Proton therapy significantly reduced toxicity compared with IMRT

08/02/2016
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Toxicity
Dosimetry
IMRT

A retrospective study reported that proton therapy significantly reduced toxicity compared with IMRT for head and neck tumors. The toxicity outcome confirm the...

Variation in Proton Craniospinal Irradiation Practice Patterns in the United States: A Pediatric Proton Consortium Registry (PPCR) Study.

11/11/2021
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Published in the Red Journal, this study examined the CSI plans in the Pediatric Proton/Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR) to characterize proton CSI practice...

PBRT associated with a lower opioid pain requirement and a lower rate of gastrostomy tube dependence

02/02/2016
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Chemotherapy
IMRT
Chemotherapy

A matched analysis compared PBRT and IMRT for nasopharynx and paranasal sinus cancers with concurrent chemotherapy, reported that PBRT was associated with a...

Single-institution clinical experience using robust intensity modulated proton therapy in chordoma and chondrosarcoma of the mobile spine and sacrum: Feasibility and need for plan adaptation.

11/11/2021
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IMPT

Treatment and acute toxicity data of 17 chordoma and 3 chondrosarcoma patients treated with IMPT were retrospectively evaluated in this study. This study found...

Assessment of Radiation-Induced Optic Neuropathy in a Multi-Institutional Cohort of Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma Patients Treated with Proton Therapy

10/10/2021
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Radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RION) is a rare side effect following radiation therapy. A multi-institutional cohort including 289 skull-base cancer...