Radiation therapy

The typical electron radiation therapy for several tumors can require about 40 sessions, during which there is a possibility of damage to normal tissue.  Proton therapy is seen as being safer, but it too requires several sessions.  Now thought, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania believe high dose proton therapy can be once-and-done in .09 of a second.  “It’s known as FLASH radiotherapy, and it’s an experimental paradigm that could represent a sea change for the world of oncology in the future. In this study, researchers also found FLASH demonstrated the same effect on tumors as traditional photon radiation while sparing healthy tissue due to the shorter exposure time.”  MORE

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