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Prescription for proton radiation : real patient stories, expert physician input on a highly precise form of radiation therapy / Denise Durgin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Durgin, Denise, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Protons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : New Degree Press, [2021]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Introduction
- Part One: Educate
- Proton Bob
- The Evolution of Radiation &
- Proton Therapy
- What Should a Patient Know About Proton Radiation?
- Access to Proton Therapy
- Insurance Coverage
- How Does the Proton Machine Work?
- Cost Savings, Higher Quality of Care? The Radiation Oncology (RO) Alternative Payment Model (APM)
- Clinical Trials
- The Patient Experience
- Part Two: Patient Stories
- Protons &
- Breast Cancer. My story
- Breast Cancer. Jillian's Story
- Breast Cancer. Mariam's Story
- Head &
- Neck Cancer. Coach Ron Rivera's Story
- Neck Cancer. Brian's Story
- Prostate Cancer. John's Story
- Prostate Cancer. Jim's Story
- Prostate Cancer. Dan's Story
- Pediatric Cancer. Nikki's Story
- Pediatric Cancer. Grace's Story
- Lymphoma. Keelin's story
- Thymus Cancer. Eva's story
- About Advocacy
- Cathleen's Story of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Advocacy, &
- Faith in God
- Kate's Story &
- Your Legal Rights
- Part Three: Legislate
- How &
- Why I Should Talk to My Legislator
- Kim's Story of Lymphoma &
- Legislature
- Part Four: The Future of Protons
- The Future of Protons: What Inning Are We in?
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Patient Resources
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-63730-396-3
- OCLC:
- 1273979218
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