title: Using Proton Beam Therapy in the Elderly Population: A Snapshot of Current Perception and Practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Therapy, Advanced Resource Center for Hadrontherapy in Europe, Caen, France. Electronic address: jthariat@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thariat
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Terence
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sio
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Demizu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ampil
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center Paul Strauss, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guihard
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Wilson Regional Hospital, NC.
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiotherapy, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krengli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Scripps Health Institute, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Giap
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Nam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D061766:Proton Therapy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000592:standards; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D040841:Resource Allocation