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| Title |
Proton radiotherapy for pediatric tumors: review of first clinical results
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13052-014-0074-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Barbara Rombi, Sabina Vennarini, Lorenzo Vinante, Daniele Ravanelli, Maurizio Amichetti |
| Abstract |
Radiation therapy is a part of multidisciplinary management of several childhood cancers. Proton therapy is a new method of irradiation, which uses protons instead of photons. Proton radiation has been used safely and effectively for medulloblastoma, primitive neuro-ectodermal tumors, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, germ cell intracranial tumors, low-grade glioma, retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft tissue sarcomas, Ewing¿s sarcoma and other bone sarcomas. Moreover, other possible applications are emerging, in particular for lymphoma and neuroblastoma. Although both photon and proton techniques allow similar target volume coverage, the main advantage of proton radiation therapy is to sparing of intermediate-to-low-dose to healthy tissues. This characteristic could translate into clinical reduction of side effects, including a lower risk for secondary cancers. The following review presents the state of the art of proton therapy in the treatment of pediatric malignancies. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 101 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 101 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 20 | 20% |
| Unknown | 24 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 42% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 9 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 6% |
| Psychology | 5 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 10% |
| Unknown | 26 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 August 2017.
All research outputs
#7,205,295
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Italian Journal of Pediatrics
#255
of 1,059 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#71,152
of 263,348 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Italian Journal of Pediatrics
#2
of 11 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,059 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.7. This one has done well, scoring higher than 75% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 11 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 81% of its contemporaries.