title: Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Tumors: Gilding the Lily or Holy Grail?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: sjfrank@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000821:virology; D058958:Organs at Risk / Q000528:radiation effects; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000821:virology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D061766:Proton Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000639:trends; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013997:Time Factors