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 ...

A 64-year-old long-distance runner, Todd Elworthy was alarmed and confused when his routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) test was elevated in 2023, and a biopsy came back positive for prostate ...

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 ...

The liver is an extremely sensitive organ. It filters blood, eliminates toxins and creates bile to digest food; without a functioning liver, a person will die. Its sensitive nature, however, makes it ...

Proton beam radiation therapy led to 10% more patients surviving cancer of the throat after 5 years compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects. “With this ...

Proton beam therapy, a radiation treatment for cancer, may be effective as a treatment for refractory ventricular tachycardia, according to results of a first-in-human study presented at Heart Rhythm ...

Photon therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissue. The damage can lead to side effects that may be severe for ...

The approval ratchets up the competition between Dana-Farber and Mass General Brigham, which has touted its proton therapy ...

Medicare generally covers proton therapy when a doctor or another healthcare professional deems it a reasonable and necessary treatment option, particularly when it can spare surrounding tissue more ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) is excited to announce the expansion of its Senator Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center, doubling its treatment capacity and increasing ...

The MEVION S250-FIT™ creates a new pathway for European cancer centers to integrate proton therapy into existing radiotherapy programs ...

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 ...