title: [Progress in particle-beam radiation therapy].
abstract: The advantages of particle-beam radiation therapy include its radiobiologic properties and spatial dose distribution. With the recent progress in diagnostic imaging, the cumulative knowledge of radiation biology, and the development of a 3-dimensional treatment planning system, particle-beam radiation therapy could prove clinically effective. Local control of tumors is an essential for the cure. Particle-beam radiation therapy has the potential to provide better local tumor control.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsujii
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted