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Are you speaking about proton therapy? I don’t think there’s any evidence that works better than alternatives
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somethingsome • yesterday at 2:36 PM
What do you mean by 'any evidence that works better Than alternatives'?
It can deliver radiations to the brain that will peak at the exact position of the cancer, and reduce irradiation in sane tissues. The 'better' is 'less irradiation to sane tissues' that in turn reduces the risk for new cancers.
Note: I'm not expert on the matter, but I had technical visits to IBA and know several PhDs that work there
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onetokeoverthe • yesterday at 12:50 PM
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What matters is that exists, and is another possibility for treatments.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4724719/