Particle therapy in clinical practice: Is there enough evidence to justify the current surge in interest?

Abstract

Enthusiasm for particle therapy has never been as high as it is today throughout the world. There is not only a great interest in the subject but investments are also being made for setting up such facilities in different parts of the world, including in the US and Western Europe; a number of less developed countries are also expressing interest in it. In the US, the interest is largely focussed on proton therapy, whereas centers in Europe and other countries are planning for, and exploring the possibilities of, setting up facilities for both proton