Resumen de Proton Beam Therapy for Prostate Cance

Deborah Tolmach Sugerman, Edward H. Livingston

• Prostate cancer can be treated either by surgical removal of the prostate gland or by radiation therapy. Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by delivering large amounts of energy to tumors. External radiation is usually given by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which sends many small radiation (x-ray) beams to the tumor in a way that maximizes the amount of radiation that reaches the cancer and minimizes radiation exposure of tissues around the tumor. IMRT has been proven to work and most men tolerate the side effects.

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