Proton therapy, sometimes called proton beam therapy, is a type of radiation used to treat cancer. It uses tiny particles called protons to do the job that X-rays do in traditional radiation therapy .

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proton therapy to treat prostate cancer has been available in Southern California for nearly 35 years. It's less invasive and offers fewer side effects compared to ...

Proton therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer gives patients a less harmful approach to radiation by targeting the affected area, an expert said. Over the years, the indications for proton ...

This latest pioneering achievement of the Centre for Proton Therapy in Villigen will now further improve an already excellent treatment. Protons against cancer. Exactly like photons in ...

Proton therapy is a newer type of radiation therapy. It uses high-energy beams to successfully target and kill cancer cells. The difference is that proton therapy uses particles called protons instead ...

While the proton therapy market is expected to more than double by 2018, with an estimated 300 proton therapy rooms, Jongen’s Brussels-based company IBA is working on a smaller and cheaper model ...

Proton beam therapy is a more precise treatment that can better focus radiation on a cancer, reducing the side-effects of treatment. However, proton therapy is not available in Canada.

Proton therapy for cancer patients who require radiation therapy will soon be available in Wisconsin. Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin are partnering with Legion Healthcare Partners, a ...

CURE® spoke with Dr. Shaakir Hasan, radiation oncologist at the New York Proton Center, to learn more about proton therapy, which patients with prostate cancer may be a good fit for this treatment ...