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Proton therapy for prostate cancer is advantageous to imrt according to new study

20:00 EDT 24 Oct 2017 | AAAS

(Northwestern Memorial HealthCare) Proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer is associated with higher survival rates and decreased risk of complications compared to intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) according to a new study by researchers at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center.

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