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In the treatment of cancer, radiation therapy works by attacking a cancer cell’s DNA, inhibiting growth and reproduction. While advancements in targeting have made the delivery of photon [...]

Advantages of treating certain head and neck cancers with proton therapy Head and neck cancers account for approximately 4% of all cancers in the United States.[1] They include cancers in the [...]

Recent research suggests proton therapy may spare pediatric patients from common complications associated with photon-based radiotherapy. Over the last 40 years, the 5-year survival rate for [...]

Over the past two decades, proton therapy technology has become more compact and the cost of proton therapy systems has dropped. Today, more than 160,000 people worldwide have received proton [...]

Traditionally the length of three football fields, today’s systems are more compact and in turn, more affordable than ever. Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation treatment that targets [...]

Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation treatment that has been used to treat more than 160,000 people worldwide. By 2030, it is estimated that between 300,000 and 600,000 patients will [...]

One of the trends noted at the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 meeting was the move towards pencil beam scanning. The move towards pencil beam scanning is driven by research [...]