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  • Title: Clinical applications of proton therapy.
    Author: Habrand JL, Schlienger P, Schwartz L, Pontvert D, Lenir-Cohen-Solal C, Helfre S, Mammar H, Haie-Meder C, Ferrand R, Mazal A.
    Journal: Bull Cancer Radiother; 1996; 83 Suppl():207s-11s. PubMed ID: 8949781.
    Abstract:
    Proton therapy offers considerable potential advantages in the management of poorly resectable, radio-resistent tumors close to critical anatomical structures. So far over 15,000 patients have been treated worldwide with two major indications: conservative management of ocular melanomas in which local control exceeds 95% at 5 years and curative irradiation of sarcomas at the base of the skull and cervical canal, with a survival rate between 84 and 94% at 5 years. The different protocols tested currently worldwide are discussed.
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