Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8228105 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
For patients with stage I seminoma, proton radiation therapy reduced the predicted secondary cancer risk compared with photon therapy. We predict a reduction of one additional secondary cancer for every 50 patients with a life expectancy of 40 years from the time of radiation treatment with protons instead of photons. Proton radiation therapy also allowed significant sparing of most critical structures examined and warrants further study for patients with seminoma, to decrease radiation-induced toxicity.
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Authors
Charles B. M.D., Kevin Ph.D., William P. M.D., Justin E. M.D., Arnaud M.B.A., James Ph.D., John M.D.,