title: Point/Counterpoint. Proton therapy is the most cost-effective modality for partial breast irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 (Tel: 713-563-8460; E-mail: vovalle@mdanderson.org).
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ovalle
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016 (Tel: 212-731-5038; E-mail: Keith.DeWyngaert@nyumc.org).
authors.forename: J Keith
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: DeWyngaert
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D061766:Proton Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods