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Patient brain scans show how proton therapy (left) targets brain tumors with minimal radiation going to surrounding tissue and structures, whereas traditional photon radiation (right) can damage surrounding brain tissues and structures.
Proton therapy: Proton therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses proton radiation to kill cancer cells by preventing them from dividing and growing. Considerations: Proton therapy sends less radiation to healthy brain tissue than standard therapy that uses X-rays.
30 wrz 2024 · By Jim Stallard Monday, September 30, 2024. MSK radiation oncologist Dr. Yao Yu says proton therapy can control brain and spine tumors with less damage to normal tissue. The sophisticated form of radiation has recently proved effective in the treatment of leptomeningeal metastases.
We've created 10 easy guides to take you through the process of proton beam therapy so you don't have to feel lost in the process.
This is a report of literature dealing with the place of proton therapy in intracranial or cervical benign tumors, in adults. Tumor control and toxicity rates are excellent. However, despite higher cost, clinical benefit of proton therapy over IMRT or photon SRS remains marginal.
Proton therapy, also known as proton beam therapy, is a radiation treatment that precisely delivers a beam of protons to disrupt and destroy tumor cells. Compared with traditional radiation, protons have unique properties that allow doctors to better target radiation to the size and shape of the tumor.
This review details the indication of brain tumors for proton therapy and give a list of the open prospective trials for these challenging tumors.
