proton therapy

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proton
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.tɒn/us
/ˈproʊ.t̬ɑːn/
a type of elementary particle (= a very small piece of matter) with a positive electrical charge that is found in the nucleus of ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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Feasibility of using laser ion accelerators inprotontherapy.
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Rather, conformalprotontherapydecreases dose to normal tissues outside the planning target volume (16mm in diameter).
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Oncological hadrontherapy with laser ion accelerators inprotontherapy.
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A large part of the estimated costs ofprotontherapyis associated with the impact that increased fraction time would have on the length of the working day.
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The council is planning to begin clinical trials ofprotontherapy, using protons generated from a cyclotron, in 1989.
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Radiation therapy can include cyberknife radiosurgery or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, orprotontherapy.
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The most common type of particle therapy as of 2012 isprotontherapy.
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Protontherapyhas been in use for over 40 years, and is a mature treatment technology.
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In treatment of ocular tumors,protontherapyalso has high rates of maintaining the natural eye.
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It was most notable for its contributions to the development ofprotontherapy.
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The newerprotontherapymachines use a pencil beam scanning technology.
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Protontherapyis able to target tumors with millimeter accuracy, while sparing surrounding healthy tissue and reduced side effects.
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The chief advantage ofprotontherapyis the ability to more precisely localize the radiation dosage when compared with other types of external beam radiotherapy.
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Therefore, highly focused radiation such asprotontherapyand carbon ion therapy are more effective than conventional x-ray radiation.
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Afterprotontherapy, however, patients can retain useful vision.
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Chemotherapy or traditional radiotherapy are not very effective for most chondrosarcomas, althoughprotontherapyis showing promise with local tumor control at over 80%.
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However, another study has shown thatprotontherapyin fact brings cost savings.
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