A Literature Review of Proton Beam Therapy for Prostate Cancer in Japan
Aim: Patients of proton beam therapy (PBT) for prostate cancer had been continuously growing in number due to its promising characteristics of high dose distribution in the tumor target and a sharp distal fall-off. Considering the large number of proton beam facilities in Japan, the further increase...
Main Authors: | Rika Maglente Hoshina, Taeko Matsuura, Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Shimizu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/1/48 |
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