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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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 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, ...