Breakthrough technology offers new treatment for patients with hard-to-reach tumors

(MediaSource) An enormous high tech machine is providing new hope to patients across the country with inoperable tumors. Proton therapy is a precise radiation technique that reduces the side effects often accompanied by traditional treatment options. Thanks to this remarkable technology, a new proton therapy center at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health is saving the eyesight of a new mother who was diagnosed with a tumor behind her eye during her second trimester of pregnancy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news