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Particle Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers

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Particle irradiation of cancerous disease has gained great traction in recent years. The ability for particle therapy centers to deliver radiation with a highly conformal dose distribution while maintaining minimal exit or excess dose delivered to normal tissue, coupled with various biological advantages particularly found with heavy-ion beams, enables treatment of diseases inapproachable with conventional radiotherapy. Here, we present a review of the current status of particle therapy with regard to cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including esophagus, liver, pancreas, and recurrent rectal cancer.

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    Makoto Shinoto

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  3. Brown University Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI, USA

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Shinoto, M., Ebner, D.K. & Yamada, S. Particle Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers. Curr Oncol Rep 18, 17 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-016-0499-8

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