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ArticlePhysics in medicine and biology2025

Proton arc therapy and associated improvements in quality-adjusted life expectancy for head-and-neck cancer patients compared to volumetric modulated arc therapy and intensity-modulated proton therapy.

Sebastian Tattenberg, Peilin Liu, Anthony Mulhem, Xiaoda Cong, Evan Harbert, Cornelia Hoehr, Xuanfeng Ding

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Article in Physics in medicine and biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sebastian TattenbergLaurentian University, Sudbury P3E 2C6, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-9854-0011
Peilin LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health, 3601 W 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, United States of America.
Anthony MulhemDepartment of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health, 3601 W 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, United States of America.
Xiaoda CongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health, 3601 W 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, United States of America.ORCID 0009-0003-5175-630X
Evan HarbertDepartment of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health, 3601 W 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, United States of America.
Cornelia HoehrTRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver V6T 2A3, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3961-5470
Xuanfeng DingDepartment of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health, 3601 W 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, United States of America.

Funding

Develop a novel multi-approach dynamic Spot Scanning Proton Arc optimization frameworkR01CA301448 · NCI · WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL RESEARCH INST · PI Xuanfeng Ding · 2025 to 2026
$2.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA301448
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsLife ExpectancyProton TherapyQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedHumansRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedMarkov chainproton arc therapyproton therapyQALEquality-adjusted life expectancy

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PMID41330265
PMCPMC13332490

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