[Proton therapy]

Cancer Radiother. 2016 Oct;20(6-7):508-12. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2016.06.003. Epub 2016 Aug 24.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Proton therapy is an optimized radiotherapy technique. Today, the technical improvement provides reliable machines. The therapeutic indications are clearer even though therapeutic trials should confirm the current guidelines. A better knowledge in radiobiology could be useful if it is integrated in the treatment planning system. A new organization of care will definitively stabilize the number of patients for which treatment will be relevant. This organization will prepare the future expansion of this technique.

Keywords: Indication; Organisation; Organization; Proton therapy; Protonthérapie; Radiobiologie; Radiobiology.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Physics
  • Proton Therapy*
  • Protons
  • Radiobiology

Substances

  • Protons