Fig. 1.
Graphs of number of RT for HCC publications over time. Citation count based on searching Scopus database, limited to original articles only. (A) Blue line: search for (“radiation therapy” OR “radiotherapy”) AND (“liver neoplasms” OR “hepatocellular carcinoma” OR “HCC”). (B) Blue line: search for (“SBRT” OR “SABR” OR “stereotactic body radiotherapy” OR “stereotactic ablative radiotherapy”) AND (“liver neoplasms” OR “hepatocellular carcinoma” OR “HCC”). Red line: search for (“proton therapy” OR “charged particle”) AND (“liver neoplasms” OR “hepatocellular carcinoma” OR “HCC”). RT, radiotherapy; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; SBRT, stereotactic body radiotherapy; SABR, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy; PRT, proton radiotherapy; CPT, charged particle therapy.