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Proton radiation

dcirrotti
dcirrotti CSN Member Posts: 33
in Prostate Cancer #1

Can anyone comment on Proton radiation over IMRT, it looks like I must chose one. 

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  • Samsungtech1
    Samsungtech1 CSN Member Posts: 351
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    Not sure how reliable this is, but I had lunch with my Onc and a few others.  I mentioned that I was checking out proton theraphy for my wife's breast cancer.  They laughed.  They said it was just a toy that was no better, or effective than any other treatment, and the results were not promising. (maybe search results on web) 

    My accountant had proton treatment.  He did not like it.  Too soon to tell results.

    Mike

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  • rocky6412
    rocky6412 CSN Member Posts: 2
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    Proton treatment went great

    Cool

    My recent proton treatment went great. I got the cure and maintained Quality of Life.

    Although IMRT is conformal radiation, it still is more invasive to healthy tissue as compared

    to Proton treatment. The nature of the proton itself allows for radiation to be focused at site of cancer

    and explode like firecracker sparing healthy tissue before and after site as opposed to IMRT where radiation

    still passes through some healthy tissue before and after target similar to bullet passing. 

    It was my experience that Doctors who laughed at Proton treatment were either protecting their 

    turf or just did not know about the treatment.

    God bless,

    Rocky 6412

     

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  • Kongo
    Kongo CSN Member Posts: 1,166 Member
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    rocky6412 said:

    Proton treatment went great

    Cool

    My recent proton treatment went great. I got the cure and maintained Quality of Life.

    Although IMRT is conformal radiation, it still is more invasive to healthy tissue as compared

    to Proton treatment. The nature of the proton itself allows for radiation to be focused at site of cancer

    and explode like firecracker sparing healthy tissue before and after site as opposed to IMRT where radiation

    still passes through some healthy tissue before and after target similar to bullet passing. 

    It was my experience that Doctors who laughed at Proton treatment were either protecting their 

    turf or just did not know about the treatment.

    God bless,

    Rocky 6412

     

    Explode like a firecracker?

    Seriously?

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  • ralph.townsend1
    ralph.townsend1 CSN Member Posts: 359 Member
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    Kongo said:

    Explode like a firecracker?

    Seriously?

    Dido

    The destruction left by my proton treatment was like a term used in Vietnam "Seach and Destroy". I think it takes about year to kick in and the destruction is like a Firecracker.

    Seriously!!! 

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  • dcirrotti
    dcirrotti CSN Member Posts: 33
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    rocky6412 said:

    Proton treatment went great

    Cool

    My recent proton treatment went great. I got the cure and maintained Quality of Life.

    Although IMRT is conformal radiation, it still is more invasive to healthy tissue as compared

    to Proton treatment. The nature of the proton itself allows for radiation to be focused at site of cancer

    and explode like firecracker sparing healthy tissue before and after site as opposed to IMRT where radiation

    still passes through some healthy tissue before and after target similar to bullet passing. 

    It was my experience that Doctors who laughed at Proton treatment were either protecting their 

    turf or just did not know about the treatment.

    God bless,

    Rocky 6412

     

    Proton

    rocky,

    Thanks for you comment, everthing you said I have been told. Can we exchange contacts by email and talk?

    Thanks,   dcirrotti@hotmail.com 

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