Sep 26, 2018 | Duke Prostate Cancer Treatment
If your doctor tells you to avoid radiation because it will damage your rectum, you need to get a second opinion. Like most technology, radiation therapy has advanced tremendously and we now have a device that allows us to get high-dose radiation to the prostate to...
Sep 26, 2018 | Duke Prostate Cancer Treatment
Many men with prostate cancer want to understand the difference between IMRT, conventional radiation offered by their local radiation oncologist, and specialized radiation with Proton Therapy. IMRT stands for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and has been the...
Sep 25, 2018 | Duke Prostate Cancer Treatment
A lot has changed since I trained at the Indiana University Proton Center. Specifically, the development of a new type of proton delivery called Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS). The University of Pennsylvania has a well –established proton center and provides an excellent...
Sep 23, 2018 | Duke Prostate Cancer Treatment
As a radiation oncologist in North Carolina, TN, I pride myself on offering my patients the latest in cancer care. I am now offering both conventional photon radiation locally here at Erlanger Health System as well as proton therapy through the Provision Proton...
Sep 19, 2018 | Duke Prostate Cancer Treatment
I am happy to announce that I now offer cancer patients both conventional radiation (using photons) at Erlanger Health System as well as proton radiation at the Provision Proton Center in Knoxville, TN. Many patients ask if proton therapy is right for them. The answer...
