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...

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Main Authors: Rika Maglente Hoshina, Taeko Matsuura, Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/1/48

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