Proton Therapy Is Cost-Effective For Pediatric Brain Tumors

Monday, September 23, 2013 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

Proton therapy, an external beam radiotherapy in which protons deliver precision radiation doses to a tumor and therefore help spare healthy organs and tissues, is a cost-effective alternative to standard photon radiation therapy in treating medulloblastomas, fast-growing brain tumors that mainly affect children. read more

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