title: UK to spend 250m pound on proton beam treatment despite no appraisal by NICE.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hawkes
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000191:economics*; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002648:Child; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D011522:Protons; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000191:economics*; D013222:State Medicine; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D011522:Protons