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ArticleJournal of radiation research2023

Analysis of person-hours required for proton beam therapy for pediatric tumors.

Masashi Mizumoto, Hiroko Fukushima, Toshio Miyamoto, Yoshiko Oshiro, Taisuke Sumiya, Takashi Iizumi, Takashi Saito, Hirokazu Makishima, Haruko Numajiri, Sho Hosaka and 4 more

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Article in Journal of radiation research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Development of a practice-based score to predict extended duration of proton beam therapy session in pediatric patients.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Masashi MizumotoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Hiroko FukushimaDepartment of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Toshio MiyamotoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Yoshiko OshiroDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Taisuke SumiyaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Takashi IizumiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Takashi SaitoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Hirokazu MakishimaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Haruko NumajiriDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Sho HosakaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Kumie NagatomoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Yuni YamakiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Kei NakaiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Hideyuki SakuraiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
University of Tsukuba · JP

Funding

University of Tsukuba
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proton beam therapy (PBT) is effective for pediatric tumors, but patients may require sedation and other preparations, which extend the treatment time. Pediatric patients were classified into sedation and non-sedation cases. Adult patients were classified into three groups based on irradiation from two directions without or with respiratory synchronization and patch irradiation. Treatment person-hours were calculated as follows: (time from entering to leaving the treatment room) × (number of required personnel). A detailed analysis showed that the person-hours required for the treatment of pediatric patients are about 1.4-3.5 times greater than those required for adult patients. With the inclusion of additional time for the preparation of pediatric patients, PBT for pediatric cases is two to four times more labor-intensive than for typical adult cases.

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Health PersonnelNeoplasmsProton TherapyTime ManagementChildChild, PreschoolHumansHypnotics and SedativesPediatricsHypnotics and Sedativespediatricsperson-hourspreparationproton beam therapytreatment

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PMID37134315
PMCPMC10214988
OpenAlexW4367836303

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