Prostate cancer can be treated either by surgical removal of the prostate gland or by radiation therapy. Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by delivering large amounts of energy to tumors. External radiation is usually given by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which sends many small ...
The potential of proton beam radiation therapy in prostate cancer, other urological cancers and gynaecological cancers. Acta Oncol. 2005;44:890-895.Johansson B, Ridderheim M, Glimelius B. The potential of proton beam radiation therapy in prostate cancer, other urological cancers and gynaecological ...
Proton beam therapy - lung and prostate cancer In America, Proton Beam Therapy is used for a number of cancers because it causes less damage to tissues before and surrounding. The NCI actually states that Proton Beam 'stops at the tumour' so there is no damage after. Not surprisingly, ’hi...
PROTON therapyPATIENT participationINTENSITY modulated radiotherapyIn the accompanying editorial for our article,[1] Dr. Lee raised several valid points regarding our findings and, more broadly, the use of proton-beam therapy (PBT) in radiotherapy for prostate cancer (PC).[2] First, we would like...
Dr. Andrew Lee, the first physician to use pencil-beam scanning in North America, explains this type of proton therapy treatment. Pencil-Beam Scanning Unlike some proton therapy centers, all prostate cancer patients at Texas Center for Proton Therapy receive the benefit of pencil-beam proton thera...
Although in use for over 40 years, proton beam therapy for prostate cancer has only recently come under public scrutiny, due to its increased cost compared to other forms of treatment. While the last decade has seen a rapid accumulation of evidence to suggest that proton beam therapy is both...
Proton Beam Therapy is an advanced cancer treatment based on the elegant physics of the proton. It is not well known, because there are currently only five hospitals in the U.S. that have the complex equipment to administer it. Protons have been used for cancer treatment in the U. S. si...
Precision radiotherapy, which accurately delivers the dose on a tumor and confers little or no irradiation to the surrounding normal tissue and organs, results in maximum tumor control and decreases the toxicity to the utmost extent. Proton beam therapy
Intensity-Modulated Proton Beam Therapy of Prostate Cancer-History, Results, and Future DirectionsProtonsProstate cancerIntensity-modulated proton therapyProton beam radiation therapy is a form of external—beam radiation treatment which takes advantage of the superior physical properties of positively charged...
Proton therapy has been around for nearly 60 years; tens of thousands of patients have been treated - mostly prostate cancer patients; it is FDA approved, reimbursed by Medicare and about 150 private insurers. Reputable medical centers in the U.S. and around the world have embraced the technol...