The technology, which in the past had been limited by size and cost, provides targeted doses of radiation to tumors, ...

Now, though, healthcare professionals can safely administer a specific type of treatment, called external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), for only 5 days to people with early prostate cancer.

These include brain, spinal cord, gastrointestinal, head and neck, breast, lung and prostate tumors, as well as sarcomas. Proton therapy can also help patients whose cancer has come back and patients ...

Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation that stops at the tumor site and spares healthy tissue, resulting in far ...

Their work showed that physicians can safely treat esophageal cancer with proton therapy using pencil-beam scanning and a single proton beam that goes through the patient’s back. Tumors in your ...

Experts have warned that if you see a male relative or friend wince when they sit down, it could be a sign of prostate cancer ...

Learn about surgery vs. radiation for prostate cancer. There are three main types of radiation therapy: brachytherapy, external beam radiation, and radiopharmaceuticals. Brachytherapy involves ...

Use of a hydrogel rectal spacer reduces the incidence of bowel disorders and related procedures over 4 years in patients with localized prostate ... radiation therapy (IMRT), proton beam therapy ...

Nebraska Medicine began construction this week on a $36 million project to add a first-of-its-kind proton therapy to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center ... delivered by a beam of protons ...