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Dose escalation with proton-beam boost for low-risk prostate cancer

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The synopsis was written by Petra Roberts, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology and the Director of Minimally Invasive Urologic Oncology,

    Edouard J Trabulsi & Richard K Valicenti

  2. Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Chief of the Clinical Division in the Department of Radiation Oncology, at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Edouard J Trabulsi & Richard K Valicenti

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Trabulsi, E., Valicenti, R. Dose escalation with proton-beam boost for low-risk prostate cancer. Nat Rev Urol 3, 256–257 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0477

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