Tonsil Cancer Treatment: Protons vs IMRT
DISCLAIMER / About the Blog – Please read once if you haven’t. Today, really just a picture. No long explanation needed. Not close. Dr. Mark Storey MD Medical Director, Oklahoma Proton Center OKCProton.com
Read MoreProtons 101: What is Proton Therapy?
On a basic level, this is always the first question I get when asked why I moved to Oklahoma – What is Proton Therapy? So today, I’ll try to give a balanced look at why they are better and why, even with that statement, why they aren’t for every case: Breakdown of Proton Therapy In […]
Read MoreBenefits of Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer
TOTAL DOSE: A SIMPLE EXAMPLE SHOWING JUST HOW MUCH LESS WE TREAT WITH PROTON THERAPY. One of the more commonly treated cancers with Proton Therapy is prostate cancer. It’s use for prostate cancer has been a controversial topic for decades as people argue costs vs. benefits. In general, I think this is because men with […]
Read MoreHead and Neck Cancer Treatment, Part 2
Head and Neck Cancer Proton Therapy – A dramatic difference for some cases. DISCLAIMER / About the Blog – Please read once if you haven’t. For Part 1 of this Head and Neck example, please look here. In Part 2, we’ll move a little higher and look at dose to a few more structures and […]
Read MoreHead and Neck Cancer Treatment, Part 1.
An Educational Series for Informed Patients: Head and Neck Cancer Proton Therapy – A dramatic difference for some cases. Today, I’d just like to go into a bit more depth on head and neck cancer treatment and give a real life example. Radiation the main treatment for many of these cancers. Often it is combined […]
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