How do you select which patients with H&N primary tumors benefit from proton therapy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The selection of the appropriate patient for proton therapy is not limited to anatomy and geometry, and a holistic perspective is needed. While the larger debate about the role of proton therapy in radiation oncology is often centered on late effects, there is considerable and somewhat unique i...
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Radiation Oncologist at X-Ray Medical Group Radiation Oncology (XRO) That's great insight @Scott C. Lester. Thank you!
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Well, what insurance does the patient have?
Joking aside, this is very important as the prices are quite high and vary from 5-10x by center, as noted in a timely article by Prasad et al., PRO 2022.
"List prices for PT differ dramatically between institutions and regions without obvious explanation...
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Radiation Oncologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Proton Therapy Center I think that the most important selection criteria...
That's great insight @Scott C. Lester. Thank you!