Cancer Research: Proton Scanning Gets An Upgrade
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
According to researchers at University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, they have progressed the way that we can treat cancerous tumors using advanced proton therapy. By developing a new way in which protons are delivered, physicians may be able to treat more deeply rooted tumors, larger tumors and tumors located close to vital internal organs. All of these placements have posed serious problems to tumor treatments in the past, as current treatments pose a significant risk to the surrounding body tissue as well as the intruding tumor. read more
Read the whole article on Scientific Blogging
More from Scientific Blogging
Related
- Proton therapy lowers chance of later cancersMon, 22 Sep 2008, 10:21:41 EDT
- Anti-tumor therapy with endoscopic ultrasound may fight cancer more safely and effectivelyFri, 12 Sep 2008, 13:22:12 EDT
- New cancer treatment targets both tumor cells and blood vesselsWed, 18 Jun 2008, 12:21:21 EDT
- Ability to track stem cells in tumors could advance cancer treatmentsMon, 16 Jun 2008, 12:28:55 EDT
- First live targeting of tumors with RNA-based technologyMon, 30 Nov 2009, 8:36:17 EST