TY - JOUR AU - Giap, Huan AU - Giap, Bosco PY - 2012 TI - Historical perspective and evolution of charged particle beam therapy JF - Translational Cancer Research; Vol 1, No 3 (October 30, 2012): Translational Cancer Research (Particle Beam Therapy I) Y2 - 2012 KW - N2 - Since Roentgen’s discovery of X-ray 130 years ago, radiation has been used to treat various diseases including cancer ( Figures 1,2 ). As much excitement seen in the early days when X-ray was found to be effective in shrinking tumors, it was also realized of the potential severe early and late adverse complications from the same treatment to nearby normal structures. UR - https://tcr.amegroups.org/article/view/595