Proton Beam Therapy
Subtitle: How Protons are Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 17, 2012
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781461452973
Description: While radiation therapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment, traditional linear accelerators mainly use photons to irradiate cancerous tissue. Photons deposit much more energy in the surrounding normal tissue than protons. Proton beam therapy is a revolutionary alternative that deposits most of its cancer-killing energy within the area of the tumor, thereby potentially improving cure rates and reducing side effects in properly selected patients. This book guides the reader through existing evidence supporting proton beam therapy for an increasing number of patients and conditions, including pediatric, prostate, and lung cancer, mediastinal tumors, skull base tumors, conditions of the eye, and sarcomas.
Notes: Source title: Proton Beam Therapy: How Protons are Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment