Pencil-beam scanning proton therapy for the treatment of glomus jugulare tumours.

Jiří KubešVladimír VondráčekAndrlik MichalMatěj NavrátilSilvia SlávikováDaniel KlikaAlexandra HaasKateřina DědečkováKateřina KopečkováBarbora OndrováEliška RotnáglováŠtěpán VinakurauAlexander GrebenyukJozef Rosina

Published in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2022)

Pencil-beam scanning proton radiotherapy is highly feasible in the treatment of large GJT with mild acute toxicity and promising short-term results. Longer follow-up and larger patient cohorts are required to further identify the role of pencil-beam scanning (PBS) for this indication.

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