International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, PhysicsYu J, Soulos P, Herrin J, et al. Proton radiation therapy for prostate cancer in the Medicare population: patterns of care and comparison of early toxicity with intensity modulated radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;...
Hello. I am Dr. Gerald Chodak for Medscape. In this report, I want to talk about proton radiation for prostate cancer. This is prompted by several things: first, radio advertisements I personally heard for a facility in Illinois claiming fewer complications with the use of proton radiation tr...
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...
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Gerald Chodak for Medscape. This week's commentary was prompted by a news media release from the American Society for Radiation Oncology that claimed that, on the basis of 2 new studies published in their journal, proton therapy is a safe and effective method for treating men with prostate ...
[4]compared the proton therapy versus photon therapy in the form of volumetric modulated radiation therapy (VMAT) for high-risk prostate cancer, and the study showed comparable target doses, but proton therapy was better at sparing the rectum and bladder, especially in the low- and medium-dose...
Center for Proton Therapy receive the benefit of pencil-beam proton therapy.Pencil-beam scanningis ideal for patients with tumors in sensitive areas, such as prostate cancer, because it uses an ultra-fine proton beam with pencil-point precision to delicately apply the radiation to the targeted ...
1.Mendenhall, NP et al. Five-Year Outcomes from 3 Prospective Trials of Image-Guided Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiation Oncol Biol Phys 2014 March; 88(3):596-602. 2.Han, M et al. Long-Term Biochemical Disease-Free and Cancer-Specific Survival Following Anatomic Radical Re...
Treatment for prostate cancer varies depending on the stage and grade of the cancer and if it has spread to other body parts. Proton therapy delivers extremely precise, high doses of radiation directly to tumors, working to eliminate cancer cells while minimizing exposure ...
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