Proton Therapy for Pediatric Malignancies

TY - CHAP

T1 - Proton Therapy for Pediatric Malignancies

AU - Hall, Matthew D.

AU - Indelicato, Daniel J.

AU - Rotondo, Ronny

AU - Bradley, Julie A.

N1 - Matthew D. Hall Daniel J. Indelicato Ronny Rotondo Julie A. Bradley Part of the Pediatric Oncology book series (PEDIATRICO) In 2005-2011, the 5-year overall survival rate for children diagnosed with cancer reached 83.4%. While an increasing number of children are cured, two-thirds of childhood cancer survivors will develop chronic health conditions and 20% will die from toxicities or secondary malignancies as a result of their curative treatment.

PY - 2018/1/1

Y1 - 2018/1/1

UR - https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-43545-9_17.pdf

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-43545-9_17

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-43545-9_17

M3 - Chapter

BT - Pediatric Radiation Oncology

ER -