title: Quality of Life and Value Considerations in Head and Neck Proton Beam Therapy: The Holy Grail at Last, or the Quest Continues?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Division of Outcomes and Health Services Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: david.sher@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sher
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jolie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ringash
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D017785:Photons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061766:Proton Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; D013561:Symbolism