Evidence brief: Proton beam therapy for treatment of localized prostate cancers

The Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) Coordinating Center is responding to a request from the VHA National Radiation Oncology Program (NROP) for an Evidence Brief updating a 2015 ESP evidence review on the benefits and harms of proton beam therapy (PBT) for localized prostate cancer. Findings from th...

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Main Authors: Hickam, David H., Anderson, Johanna (Author), Rahman, Basmah (Author), Ward, Rachel (Author)
Corporate Authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Evidence Synthesis Program (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service August 2022, 2022
Series:Evidence synthesis program
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) Coordinating Center is responding to a request from the VHA National Radiation Oncology Program (NROP) for an Evidence Brief updating a 2015 ESP evidence review on the benefits and harms of proton beam therapy (PBT) for localized prostate cancer. Findings from this report will be used to inform NROP policies on the provision of PBT for the treatment of prostate cancer
Item Description:Update of work: Comparative effectiveness of proton irradiation treatment / investigators, Kim Peterson, Ellen McCleery, Kallie Waldrip. 2015
Physical Description:1 PDF file (iv, 28 pages) illustrations