Proton beam therapy should remain in the public domain

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 17 Nov 2019 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 191, pages E1284-E1284 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Tarek, Hijal; Carolyn R, Freeman; Jan, Seuntjens;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.73445

pmid: 31740541

pmc: PMC6861142

Proton beam therapy should remain in the public domain

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Abstract

We would like to respond to the article “Proton beam therapy for cancer” by Tsang and Patel that was published recently in CMAJ .[1][1] As the authors state, radiotherapy is a critical element of treatment for one-third to half of all patients with cancer. Over the past 2 decades, there have

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Keywords

Public Sector, Neoplasms, Proton Therapy, Humans

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