Journal article
Surgical organ displacement for proton radiotherapy
Translational cancer research, Vol.1(4), pp.247-254
12/01/2012
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-676X.2012.12.05
Abstract
Proton radiotherapy is a method of applying high-energy particle radiation to treat cancers. Proton therapy is appealing due to its ability to deliver highly conformal dose distributions while minimizing radiation to adjacent normal tissues (1). Proton treatments first began in the 1950s using equipment added on to large nuclear physics labs. The Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center (IUHPTC, formerly Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute) was built at the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility in Bloomington, Indiana, and was the third established center actively treating patients in the United States. At present, there are 10 proton centers treating patients in the US and several more around the world.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Surgical organ displacement for proton radiotherapy
- Creators
- Jerry M. Jesseph - Indiana UniversityMarkus M. Fitzek - Indiana UniversityKambiz Shahnazi - Indiana UniversitySong-Chu Ko - Indiana UniversityJames R. Howe - Univ Iowa, Carver Coll Med, Iowa City, IA USAAllan F. Thornton - Indiana UniversityAndrew L. Chang - Indiana University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Translational cancer research, Vol.1(4), pp.247-254
- Publisher
- Ame Publ Co
- DOI
- 10.3978/j.issn.2218-676X.2012.12.05
- ISSN
- 2218-676X
- eISSN
- 2219-6803
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322805702771
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