Bridging the proton gap: A proton therapy consultation service for Canadian radiation oncologists
Our proton consultation program provides an important service by identifying patients where PBT offers a dosimetric advantage over photon therapy. Following this personalized, data-informed approach, nearly a third of referred patients were approved to go to the US for PBT.
Authors
- Inhwa Kim
- Fei‐Fei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-6486)
- Michael Holwell
- Amy Parent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4019-6648)
- Derek S. Tsang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9762-6901)
- Perry Johnson
- Daniel J. Indelicato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5765-1873)
- Y. Tsang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5369-3299)
- Tim Craig
- Patricia Lindsay
- Hillary Le (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1527-5889)
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- University of Florida (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2025.100320
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation