Proton RT for Prostate Cancer Has Reduced Toxicity, Higher Cost vs Other RT Options – Modern Medicine Network

by Dave Levitan, Prostate Cancer, Genitourinary Cancers First published Mar 26, 2018 View original article here Proton radiation therapy offers some reduced toxicity over intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in patients under the age of 65 with prostate cancer, but its cost is nearly twice that of IMRT, according to a new analysis. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) […]