title: Proton Partial-Breast Irradiation for Early-Stage Cancer: Is It Really So Costly?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ovalle
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: estrom@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Strom
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Godby
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Simona F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Shaitelman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Stauder
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Amos
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Henry M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kuerer
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Woodward
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D059019:Clinical Coding; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D061766:Proton Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States