Both proton therapy and photon radiation are effective in treating certain types of prostate cancer. The two treatments have some differences, and your doctor can help determine the best option for you. Traditional photon radiation therapy for prostate cancer …

2021年12月15日 · Photon therapy and proton therapy are the two main types of radiation therapy used to treat cancer. They are different forms of ionizing radiation, and they work by damaging the cancer cells so they can’t reproduce and eventually die.

2024年7月11日 · Both proton beam therapy and traditional photon radiotherapy are cancer treatment options that share a common goal of targeting and eliminating cancerous cells. However, there are some differences in how they work and their side effects. Traditional photon radiotherapy uses x-rays to treat tumours.

2023年3月28日 · While proton radiation therapy offers substantially better dose distribution characteristics than photon radiation therapy in certain clinical applications, data demonstrating a quantifiable clinical advantage is still needed for many treatment sites.

2019年12月20日 · One key difference between X-ray or photon radiation therapy and proton therapy is already known. It goes to the very core of why proton therapy is beneficial. It’s not that it kills cancer better; it’s that it damages normal cells less.

2020年2月11日 · A type of radiation treatment called proton beam radiation therapy may be safer and just as effective as traditional radiation therapy for adults with advanced cancer. That finding comes from a study that used existing patient data to compare the two types of radiation.

2021年4月26日 · Proton therapy may reduce damage to healthy tissue compared to photon therapy, potentially offering a safer treatment option for prostate cancer. The COMPPARE trial targets patients with localized prostate adenocarcinoma, excluding those with prior treatments or high-risk conditions.

2024年10月7日 · IMRT, for example, is an advanced form of photon-based radiation that allows oncologists to shape and modulate the radiation beams to conform to the three-dimensional shape of a tumor. Another external-beam option — proton therapy — …

2013年6月14日 · In fact, two recent studies have shown that not only are cancer outcomes comparable between patients treated with protons and photons, but that IMRT may result in less gastrointestinal toxicity compared to proton therapy (JNCI study, JAMA study).

2020年10月14日 · Dose wash color comparison of proton (top image) vs. photon (bottom image) radiation therapy. Considering his removed prostate, consequential challenging anatomy and ongoing urinary symptoms and recovery, scanning beam proton therapy was considered.