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  1. Proton therapy - Mayo Clinic

    Proton therapy is a newer type of radiation therapy that uses energy from positively charged particles (protons).

  2. Proton Beam Therapy Program - Overview - Mayo Clinic

    The benefits of proton therapy include: Ability to deliver higher therapeutic doses of radiation to tumors; Lower radiation exposure to normal tissue, reducing ...

  3. Proton Beam Therapy Program - Department home - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic's Proton Beam Therapy Program delivers precise radiotherapy with lower doses of radiation to healthy tissue. This highly targeted therapy is ...

  4. Proton Beam Therapy Program - About Mayo Clinic's program

    The Proton Beam Therapy Program is directed by the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive ...

  5. Proton Therapy Clinical Trials - Mayo Clinic Research

    The purpose of this trial is to investigate the effect that proton-based SABR has on quality-of-life in patients with localized prostate cancer. The evaluation ...

  6. Proton Beam Therapy Program - Conditions treated - Mayo Clinic

    Proton beam therapy can treat a wide range of conditions, depending on the tumor type and the person. At Mayo Clinic, you'll work with a team of specialists ...

  7. Mayo Clinic study reveals proton beam therapy may shorten breast cancer treatment

    Prior to this study, all patients treated with proton postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) had received a conventional 25- to 30-day course delivered five days ...

  8. Proton or Photon RT for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas - Mayo Clinic

    Proton radiation and IMRT are FDA approved radiation delivery systems. Protons are tiny particles with positive charge that can be controlled to travel a ...

  9. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Proton beam therapy may be recommended for some types of cancer

    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, and her doctor told her regular radiation wasn't as safe as proton beam therapy for ...

  10. Proton Beam Therapy Program - Proton therapy facilities - Mayo Clinic

    The proton beam facilities at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, each house their own particle accelerator that drives ...