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Physical Rationale for Proton Therapy and Elements to Build a Clinical Center
In this chapter we present:
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The physical bases of proton therapy, going from microscopic concepts to macroscopic features
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Concurrent administration of trastuzumab with locoregional breast radiotherapy: long-term results of a prospective study
This single-center prospective study aims to assess the outcomes and the toxicities related to the concurrent administration of trastuzumab (T) with adjuvant locoregional radiotherapy (RT) in localized breast ...
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Proton beam therapy for iris melanomas
To describe the results in terms of local control, eye preservation and systemic evolution of iris melanomas treated by proton beam irradiation.
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125I plaque brachytherapy for anterior uveal melanomas
Purpose To describe the results of 125I plaque brachytherapy of uveal melanomas anterior to the equator in terms of local control and the associated complications while trying to identify their risk factors (pati...
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CT and MRI in radiotherapy
In radiotherapy, the use of cross sectional imaging for planning the treatment planes has the advantage of combining precise anatomical details (tumor volume, critical organs) with the differences in tissue de...
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Tumors of the biliary system
Cancers of the bile ducts (BD) and gallbladder (GB) are rare: bile ducts cancers representing 2% and gallbladder cancers 3–6% of all cancers with a different incidence depending on the sex and age of the patie...