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 ...

Phase 2 study shows proton therapy kept 79.1% of patients progression free at five years and limited severe side effects compared with older radiation data. Investigators at Mass General Brigham ...

Proton beam therapy induced survival outcomes that were equal to or better than photon radiotherapy, and may represent a viable treatment option for some patients with pediatric neuroblastoma.

Annemarie Shepherd, MD, medical director of Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy, has a special interest in thymic cancers, a type of thoracic cancer. Thoracic cancers develops in the chest, or ...

Texas Center for Proton Therapy has been serving cancer patients in Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond for nearly a decade. The 63,000-square-foot facility located in Irving is one of approximately 45 ...

The esophagus is the organ in the throat that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. Esophageal cancers make up approximately 1% of cancer diagnoses in the U.S., making them rare. Because many ...

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 conventional ...

From left, Drew Crandall, director of community engagement for Danbury Proton; Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves; and Stephen Courtney, managing director ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer achieved similar quality-of-life outcomes whether they ...

While there are currently only 22 proton therapy centers in the United States, the growing interest in the advanced cancer therapy is causing more hospitals to weigh the benefits against the high cost ...

The first wireless ionization chamber array for particle therapy PSQA delivers fast, reliable verification for proton and ...

Proton therapy is taking a significant step forward in Southwest Florida with the addition of a new medical director to the team. WINK News has been following the journey to build this specialized ...