PTCOG international survey of practice patterns and trends in utilization of proton therapy for breast cancer
Choi J, Hardy-Abeloos C, Lozano A, Hanlon A, Vargas C, Maduro J, Bradley J, Offersen B, Haffty B, Pankuch M, Amos R, Kim N, MacDonald S, Kirova Y, Mutter R. PTCOG international survey of practice patterns and trends in utilization of proton therapy for breast cancer. Clinical And Translational Radiation Oncology 2024, 48: 100847. PMID: 39280125, PMCID: PMC11399555, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2024.100847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton beam therapyBreast cancer patientsParticle Therapy Co-Operative GroupPatient selection methodsBreast cancerCancer patientsTreat breast cancer patientsRegional nodal irradiationFisher's exact testSurvey of practice patternsModerate hypofractionationNodal irradiationRadiation oncologistsBeam therapyPBT patientsProton therapyExact testU.S. centersDescriptive statisticsEuropean centersPractice patternsPatientsResponding centersBreastAsian centers