Data Lacking On Proton Therapy Vs. Traditional Radiation For Cancer - AHRQ
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Particle beam radiation - also known as proton therapy - is a "promising" cancer treatment, but potential advantages over alternative radiation therapies remain unproven due to a lack of long-term comparative studies, according to a Sept. 14 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality technical brief
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