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Proton Reirradiation for Locoregionally Recurrent Breast Cancer

08/05/2021
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Reirradiation

A study by UPenn and Sloan Kettering. This study reviewed outcomes of the 27 patients with a history of prior radiation and treated with proton therapy for...

Proton therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: the road ahead.

11/09/2019
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This latest review article examined the up-to-date clinical data of PBT for both early stage and locally advanced stage NSCLC. In particular, this review...

Clinical outcomes and toxicity of proton beam radiation therapy for re-irradiation of locally recurrent breast cancer.

11/10/2019
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Reirradiation

This retrospective study analyzing 16 patients with locally recurrent breast cancer who underwent re-irradiation to the chest wall with PBT to the median dose...

Insurance Coverage for Adjuvant Proton Therapy in the Definitive Treatment of Breast Cancer

10/10/2019
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Published by the Jacksonville group, this study set to determine factors that influence insurance approval for breast cancer patients for whom adjuvant proton...

A population-based assessment of proton beam therapy utilization in California.

01/02/2020
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Based on data from California Cancer Registry, this study reported that of the 2,499,510 people with a cancer diagnosis during the study period, 578,632 (23%)...

End-of-Range Radiobiological Effect on Rib Fractures in Patients Receiving Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer.

03/03/2020
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Published in the Red Journal, this MGH study looked into the possible causes to the high rate of rib fracture that reported in the recent MGH prospective trial...

Acute Toxicities After Proton Beam Therapy Following Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer: Multi-institutional Prospective PCG Registry Analysis. This is the report of the prospective multi-institutional Proton Collaborative Group registry study.

03/04/2020
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82 patients received PBT and their adverse events (AEs) were recorded prospectively at each institution. Median follow-up was 8.1 months. Median dose was 50.4...

Secondary Malignancy Risk Following Proton vs. X-ray Treatment of Mediastinal Malignant Lymphoma: A Comparative Modeling Study of Thoracic Organ-Specific Cancer Risk.

10/10/2020
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Secondary cancer

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.

01/10/2020
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Secondary cancer

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...

Proton Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

09/09/2020
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Published in the Red Journal, this MD Anderson study reported on the interim analysis of acute and late toxicities and cosmetic outcomes after proton APBI for...