Proton therapy / guest editor, James M. Metz. - New York : Demos Medical Pub., c2010. - xii, 559 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. - Radiation medicine rounds, v. 1, issue 3 2151-4208 ; . - Radiation medicine rounds ; v. 1, issue 3. .

Includes bibliographical records and index.

Physics considerations in proton therapy / Christopher G. Ainsley, James E. McDonough, and Richard L. Maughan -- Biology of proton therapy : old and new considerations / Michael J. Eblan and Keith A. Cengel -- The need for and future of clinical studies of proton therapy / John P. Christodouleas and Stephen M. Hahn -- Review of proton-beam radiotherapy of prostate cancer / Carl J. Rossi -- Proton radiotherapy in pediatric malignancies / Sean M. McBride and Torunn I. Yock -- Proton therapy for adult brain tumors and base of skull tumors / Michelle Alonso-Basanta -- Proton therapy in lung and esophageal cancers / Joe Y. Chang and Ritsuko Komaki -- Proton therapy : project planning and development / Lynda J. Mischel -- Proton therapy in the community / Sameer Keole

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Protons--therapeutic use.
Radiotherapy--methods.
Neoplasms--Radiotherapy.