Proton radiotherapy is a new type of treatment that is becoming the new standard of approaching a common tumor among children. Support by researchers, there is evidence that proton radiotherapy actually reducing some long-term side effects such as less severe cognitive damage, while maintaining the same hormonal levels as the older form of therapy (photon radiotherapy).
One primary difference between the two therapies revolves around the way in which radiation passes through the patient’s body, which has made serious improvements that some people may not be aware of. Photon radiotherapy actually uses radiation with the X-ray beam which passes through the patient’s whole body, while the newer, more beneficial process utilizes radiation to
One primary difference between the two therapies revolves around the way in which radiation passes through the patient’s body, which has made serious improvements that some people may not be aware of. Photon radiotherapy actually uses radiation with the X-ray beam which passes through the patient’s whole body, while the newer, more beneficial process utilizes radiation to