UAB to bring proton therapy for advanced cancer treatment to Birmingham

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) The University of Alabama at Birmingham will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy, one of the most technically advanced forms of cancer-killing radiation, to Alabama. Proton therapy delivers a more precise dose of radiation to a tumor and can avoid damage to healthy surrounding tissue better than conventional X-ray radiation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news