Stephen De La Torre, 7, is usually all smiles. But on a recent Wednesday at Stanford Medicine’s cancer center in Palo Alto, the boy climbed resolutely into the chair of a first-of-its-kind treatment ...

Proton therapy is a form of radiation that reduces the total amount of radiation to the tissues surrounding the tumor, which could potentially lead to fewer side effects. If you have prostate cancer, ...

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 ...

Radiotherapy should have low toxicity in the entrance channel (normal tissue) and be very effective in cell killing in the target region (tumour). In this regard, ions heavier than protons have both ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems, the leading provider of compact proton therapy systems for use in radiation treatment for cancer patients, today introduced its new product, ...

Radiation therapy is one of the most common treatments for lung cancer. It’s often used in combination with other therapies, like surgery or chemotherapy. Proton therapy, or proton beam therapy, is a ...

Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center is on its way to becoming the first provider in New Jersey – and one of just four across the U.S. – to install a groundbreaking radiation tool for the ...

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, ...

Proton therapy is a type of radiation that targets cancer cells more precisely, which may prolong a person’s life. However, proton therapy is new, and pancreatic cancer has a low survival rate, so ...

Proton therapy is a type of radiation therapy that uses protons instead of X-rays. New research suggests it might effectively treat esophageal cancer with less risk of damaging nearby organs. The ...

Medicare typically covers proton therapy when sparing surrounding tissue is not possible with traditional radiation therapy and when this approach would benefit the individual. Medicare Part A covers ...