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Proton Therapy

Proton Therapy is a form of external beam radiation therapy that uses charged particles (protons) to deliver highly conformal doses of ionizing radiation to targeted tumor volumes, distinguished from conventional photon-based modalities by its characteristic Bragg peak, which enables superior dose distribution with minimal exit dose to surrounding healthy tissues.

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Proton Beam TherapyProton Radiotherapy

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Intense High-Energy Proton Beams from Petawatt-Laser Irradiation of Solids

R. A. Snavely, M. H. Key, S. P. Hatchett et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2000 · 1.7K citations

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Radiological Use of Fast Protons

Robert R. Wilson · Radiology · 1946 · 1.4K citations

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Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) values for proton beam therapy

Harald Paganetti, Andrzej Niemierko, Marek Ancukiewicz et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2002 · 1.3K citations

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Comparison of Conventional-Dose vs High-Dose Conformal Radiation Therapy in Clinically Localized Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Anthony L. Zietman, Michelle DeSilvio, Jerry D. Slater et al. · JAMA · 2005 · 1.2K citations

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TOPAS: An innovative proton Monte Carlo platform for research and clinical applications

Joseph Perl, Jae‐Gook Shin, J. Schümann et al. · Medical Physics · 2012 · 1.1K citations

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    Harald Paganetti

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    146 publications · 13.4K citations

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  2. RM
    Radhe Mohan

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

    108 publications · 9.1K citations

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  3. AL
    Antony Lomax

    Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

    149 publications · 10.6K citations

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    Katia Parodi

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

    99 publications · 6.8K citations

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    Wayne Newhauser

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

    72 publications · 4K citations

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  1. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    110 h-index

    2.3K publications

    207.3K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    105 h-index

    1.6K publications

    163.8K citations

  3. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, United States

    86 h-index

    2.7K publications

    185.6K citations

  4. Paul Scherrer Institute

    Villigen, Switzerland

    67 h-index

    1.1K publications

    67.8K citations

  5. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    61 h-index

    953 publications

    48.2K citations

  6. German Cancer Research Center

    Heidelberg, Germany

    53 h-index

    544 publications

    27.8K citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    51 h-index

    811 publications

    53.5K citations

  8. Loma Linda University

    Loma Linda, United States

    51 h-index

    590 publications

    43.6K citations

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  2. Physics in Medicine and Biology

    627 publications · 33.7K citations

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  3. Medical Physics

    479 publications · 26.4K citations

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  4. Radiotherapy and Oncology

    220 publications · 12.5K citations

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  5. Acta Oncologica

    123 publications · 5.1K citations

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