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...
Apr 19, 2018 | Duke Prostate Cancer Treatment
If you’re a man diagnosed with prostate cancer, request a referral to see a Radiation Oncologist. A radiation oncologist can treat prostate cancer, non-invasively, with less risk of urinary leakage and erectile dysfunction. Prostate cancer is typically slow growing...
