Week Of Successes With Proton Beam Therapy

This week I plan to spend each day sharing some information about the fifteen year study on proton beam therapy.
I have said before that proton beam can treat many types of cancer and this week, I’ll share about progress in treating Central Nervous System and Base of Skull tumors, Diseases of the eye and Tumors of the Head and Neck, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Pediatric Neoplasms.
Today we’ll handle a bit of information about the history of proton beam radiation.
Protons were first suggested for clinical use in 1946. They were first used clinically, but in a laboratory setting, in 1954, and subsequently were offered in several physics laboratories around the world. Since that time proton centers have been built in many cities. Loma Linda, California, Massachusetts General, Boston, Mass., Bloomington, Indiana, Houston, Texas, Jacksonville, Florida currently have proton beam centers and there are seven more cities that are building centers.
Little by little, proton beam is making its way to a city near you. Because of the expense of a center, they are quite a challenge for a city to afford, but the results that they produce offset any expense.
After all, how do you put a price tag on your health and quality of life?
Tomorrow I’ll write about Central Nervous System tumors.
All information referenced from Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment, Volume 5, Number 2, April (2006)Have a good Monday.
Blessings,
Rick