Conclusions: The use of SBRT and proton beam therapy for localized prostate cancer has increased over time. Despite men of lower disease stage undergoing SBRT, SBRT was found to be associated with greater toxicity but lower health care costs compared with IMRT and proton beam therapy. Cancer ...
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It is common sense that shorter courses of treatment are more convenient for patients and in most countries cost less to deliver. With current technology, proton beam therapy is the most expensive episode of radiation therapy care de-livery. Furthermore, use of BT boost appears to increase side...
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magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; liver; SBRT; SABR; radiation therapy1. Introduction Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly utilised for treatment of primary liver cancer as well as liver metastases, most often in patients who are not eligible for other local therapies such as ...