title: A beam of hope for heavy ion radiotherapy: Promising clinical results and better designs are adding new momentum to the push for more proton and carbon ion radiotherapy centers.
authors.forename: Bryn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D063193:Heavy Ion Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D061766:Proton Therapy; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates