Clinical Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 67-68 , February 2008

Particle Radiotherapy in the UK

  • B. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham Cancer Centre, University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: B. Jones, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
    • ,
  • S. Green

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham Cancer Centre, University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    • ,
  • R.G. Dale

      Affiliations

    • Hammersmith Hospitals Trust & Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • K. Peach

      Affiliations

    • John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, University of Oxford, UK
    • ,
  • K. Kirkby

      Affiliations

    • Surrey Ion Beam Centre, Guildford, UK

Received 1 June 2007 ,Accepted 26 June 2007.

References 

  1. National Radiotherapy Advisory Group. Report to Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk).
  2. Jones B, Burnett NG. The future for radiotherapy: protons and ions hold much promise. Br Med J. 2005;330:979–980
  3. Jones B. The case for particle therapy. Br J Radiol. 2006;79:24–31
  4. Brada M, Pijls-Johannesma M, DeRuysscher D. Proton therapy in clinical practice: current clinical evidence. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25:965–970
  5. British Accelerator Science Radiation Oncology Consortium (www.basroc.org.uk).
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  7. Schultz-Ertner D, Tsujii H. Particle radiation therapy using proton and heavier ion beams. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25:953–964
  8. Jones B, Burnet NG, Price P, Roberts JT. Modelling the expected increase in demand for particle radiotherapy: implications for the UK. Br J Radiol. 2005;78:832–835

PII: S0936-6555(07)00689-9

doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2007.06.017

Clinical Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 67-68 , February 2008

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