A NEW study has demonstrated the potential of boron neutron capture reactions to enhance the cell-killing effects of proton beam therapy (PBT), opening doors for improved cancer treatments. The ...
Proton therapy is one of the most advanced treatments directed at cancer. Still in shipping containers, a jumbo cyclotron will soon move into a massive 5,000-square-foot vault encased in cement.
Similar to radiation treatments that use photons, or X-rays, proton therapy also treats cancer by breaking apart the DNA strands of cancer cells, making it difficult for new cancer cells to grow.