Protons for prostate cancer: The dream versus the reality

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-8

  Lawrence, Theodore S ^a   Feng, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICARE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; REIMBURSEMENT;

DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTON THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84872003384     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs509     Document Type: Editorial

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