Proton Therapy vs. Conventional Radiation for Esophageal Cancer

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07/03/23

Tumors in the esophagus are surrounded by the heart and the lungs. We know that with conventional radiation therapy, there is substantial radiation dose going to these normal tissues. Whereas when we apply proton therapy, there's less entrance dose as the radiation enters the body and has almost no exit dose after the radiation hits the target.