proton therapy

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cancer
radiation therapy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bragg_peak
gptkbp:availableOn specialized cancer centers
gptkbp:combines surgery
chemotherapy
immunotherapy
gptkbp:covers some health insurance plans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label proton therapy
gptkbp:is_approved_by gptkb:U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration
gptkbp:is_delivered_by Centrifuge
particle physics experiment
gptkbp:is_more_expensive_than conventional radiation therapy
gptkbp:is_more_precise_than conventional X-ray radiation therapy
gptkbp:is_not_widely_available worldwide
gptkbp:is_researched_for improving cancer outcomes
gptkbp:reduces damage to surrounding healthy tissue
side effects
gptkbp:regulates national health authorities
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:cancer
tumors
gptkbp:type gptkb:external_beam_radiotherapy
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:India
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:cancer
liver cancer
prostate cancer
brain tumors
head and neck cancers
pediatric cancers
ocular tumors
recurrent cancers
sarcomas
spinal tumors
gptkbp:uses proton beams
gptkbp:was_first_proposed_by gptkb:Robert_R._Wilson
gptkbp:was_first_used_clinically 1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bragg_peak
gptkb:proton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5