More than Five Decades of Proton Therapy: A Bibliometric Overview of the Scientific Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The therapeutic potential of proton therapy (PT) was first recognized in 1946 by Robert Wilson, and nowadays, over 100 proton centers are in operation worldwide, and more than 60 are under construction or planned. Bibliometric data can be used to perform a structured analysis of large amounts of scientific data to provide new insights, e.g., to assess the growth and development of the field and to identify research trends and hot topics. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the current status and trends in scientific literature in the PT field.

Methods

The literature on PT until the 31st December 2022 in the Scopus database was searched, including the following keywords: proton AND radiotherapy AND cancer

SUBMITTER: Vincini MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10705139 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature