Breast Cancer

Protons 101: An example of a breast cancer proton therapy plan

Today, we’ll walk through images from a breast cancer proton plan. From a technical standpoint, Its a unique case for a number of reasons but it does showcase some places and ways in which proton plans greatly outperform what we can accomplish using a traditional linear accelerator with either photons or electrons. Breast Cancer Treatment: […]

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Protons 101: Breast Cancer, Radiation, and Heart Health

DISCLAIMER / About the Blog – Please read once if you haven’t. Protecting the heart during the treatment of breast cancer is a critical component of developing an overall cancer treatment plan for a breast cancer patient. Before we start the more technical side of the discussion, I’d like to remind everyone of the basics […]

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