By: Dan Sperling, MD Results from a randomized, controlled apples-to-apples comparison between proton beam therapy and IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) reveal that there is no treatment advantage with proton beam. The study was done with lung cancer patients, but it has serious implications for prostate cancer treatment. Two esteemed medical institutions, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer … Continue reading Proton Beam: A Very Expensive Disappointment