Quality of Life and Value Considerations in Head and Neck Proton Beam Therapy: The Holy Grail at Last, or the Quest Continues?

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 May 1;95(1):40-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.378.

Authors

David J Sher¹, Jolie Ringash²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology and Division of Outcomes and Health Services Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: david.sher@utsouthwestern.edu.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 27084622
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.378

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MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Humans
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Photons / therapeutic use
Proton Therapy* / adverse effects
Proton Therapy* / economics
Proton Therapy* / methods
Quality of Life*
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Radiation Injuries / complications
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Symbolism