Endoscopic Resection Followed by Proton Beam Therapy With Pencil Beam Scanning: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Tumors of the Skull Base

Endoscopic resection of anterior skull base tumors offers the ability to perform resection of locally advanced disease with a minimally invasive technique. For patients who require postoperative radiation therapy after endoscopic resection, proton therapy may provide substantial sparing of surrounding normal tissue and superior dosimetry to photon techniques. Herein, we assess the combined approach of endoscopic surgery followed by proton therapy with pencil beam scanning (PBS).
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research