Tumor Response on Diagnostic Imaging after Proton Beam Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hikaru Niitsu,
Masashi Mizumoto,
Yinuo Li
et al.
Abstract:Background: Follow-up after treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be mostly performed using dynamic CT or MRI, but there is no common evaluation method after radiation therapy. The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in tumor reduction and local recurrence in patients with HCC treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) and to evaluate HCC shrinkage after PBT. Methods: Cases with only one irradiated lesion or those with two lesions irradiated simultaneously were included in this study. P… Show more
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