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Even if there are no auto-suggestions within the search field, hit "Search" anyway, as you may still get results. Displaying 1-2 out of 2 doctors available Last Name Initial: A Safia K. Ahmed, M.D. Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Radiation therapy, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Proton therapy, Intraoperative radiation therapy, Brachytherapy, Intensit...y-modulated radiation therapy, Pediatric central nervous system tumor, Breast cancer, Soft tissue sarcoma Show more areas of focus for Safia K. Ahmed, M.D. Aman Anand, Ph.D. Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist Phoenix, AZ Areas of focus: Radiation therapy, Proton therapy By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment About Aug. 31, 2021 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Greenberger BA, et al. The role of proton therapy in pediatric malignancies: Recent advances and future directions. Seminars in Oncology. 2020; doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2020.02.002. LaRiviere MJ, et al. Proton therapy. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2019.08.006. Rackwitz T, et al. Clinical applications of proton and carbon ion therapy. Seminars in Oncology. 2019; doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2019.07.005. Proton therapy. Radiological Society of North America. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=protonthera. Accessed April 15, 2021. Mitin T. Radiation therapy techniques in cancer treatment. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 15, 2021. Ofuya M, et al. Systematic review of methodology used in clinical studies evaluating the benefits of proton beam therapy. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.ctro.2019.07.002. Tsang DS. Proton beam therapy for cancer. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2019; doi: 10.1503/cmaj.190008. Flint PW, et al., eds. Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: Radiation physics, radiobiology and clinical principles. In: Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 15, 2021. Frank SJ, et al., eds. Principles of proton beam therapy. In: Proton Therapy. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 15, 2021. Fabiano S, et al. Combined proton-photon treatments — A new approach to proton therapy without a gantry. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2020; doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2019.12.013. Forsthoefel MK, et al. Early experience of the first single-room gantry mounted active scanning proton therapy system at an integrated cancer center. Frontiers in Oncology. 2020; doi:10.3389/fonc.2020.00861. Foote RL (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. May 9, 2021. 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