Proton therapy in clinical practice

Proton therapy in clinical practice

Radiation dose escalation and acceleration improves local control but also increases toxicity. Proton radiation is an emerging therapy for localized cancers that is being sought with increasing frequency by patients. Compared with photon therapy, proton therapy spares more critical structures due to its unique physics. The physical properties of a proton beam make it ideal for clinical applicat...

Proton therapy in clinical practice: current clinical evidence.

Radiation therapy (RT), as primarily a localized form of treatment, strives for improved local tumor control and cure with few adverse effects. The physical characteristics of protons offer the theoretical benefit of more localized delivery of RT than can be achieved with photons produced by a linear accelerator. The improved dose distribution can potentially be exploited either by allowing hig...

The clinical case for proton beam therapy

Over the past 20 years, several proton beam treatment programs have been implemented throughout the United States. Increasingly, the number of new programs under development is growing. Proton beam therapy has the potential for improving tumor control and survival through dose escalation. It also has potential for reducing harm to normal organs through dose reduction. However, proton beam thera...

Optimizing triptan therapy in clinical practice

Life histories in occupational therapy clinical practice.

This article defines and compares several narrative methods used to describe and interpret patients' lives. The biographical methods presented are case histories, life-charts, life histories, life stories, assisted autobiography, hermeneutic case reconstruction, therapeutic employment, volitional narratives, and occupational storytelling and story making. Emphasis is placed the clinician as a c...