Proton beam therapy is a new type of radiation therapy for liver cancer. Research suggests that it may be equally effective as traditional radiation therapy but cause fewer side effects. Proton beam ...

Brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors exist in a wide range of types, from aggressive to slow growing. Approximately two-thirds of the tumors that grow in the brain aren’t cancerous at all, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A growing number of lung cancer patients are finding renewed hope through proton therapy, a treatment that delivers highly ...

More than 250 total between Phoenix and Rochester, including 19 doctors and 19 physicists. About 500 construction jobs are expected to be created during construction of the Richard O. Jacobson Proton ...

At Huntsman Cancer Institute, proton therapy is not just a targeted treatment; it’s part of a carefully coordinated, state-of-the-art cancer care program. As the first and only center in the Mountain ...

According to preliminary data from a multi-institution Phase III trial intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) achieved similar clinical outcomes and offered significant patient benefits when ...

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Howard et al 1 provide a state of the union summary regarding the status of proton therapy in the United States. Proton therapy is a rapidly growing ...

Radiation is a targeted form of cancer treatment used for up to half of all patients with cancer. Most radiation treatments are delivered using focused X-rays. Because X-rays travel through tissues, ...

Proton beam therapy continues to generate significant interest — and controversy — in prostate cancer. About 45 cancer centers in the US offer proton therapy to treat a variety of cancers, including ...