My husband had a tumor in his sinus cavity which the surgeon removed but couldn’t get all of it. Maybe 2% left. He is having 33 proton radiation treatments. So I would be cautious in saying proton radiation isn’t for people with tumors.

@kmlnj
When you heard your doctor say proton is used for extremely precise radiation that should have been the key to why so many of us promote proton radiation.

Did you doctor tell you that photon radiation enters body full force, targets your area, AND continues through the body.

Proton is very precise and can enter body at lower dose, full dose at the location programmed AND does not exit the body stopping at the pre designated site.

If you had a tumor then photon radiation is entering body full force, treating your tumor, and continuing out the body full force. That exposes the tissues and organs before getting to your tumor, and exposes the radiation to tissues and organ beyond your turmor.

Not a medical professional so my information comes from my Mayo R/O, UFHPTI R/O, and my Mayo PCP.

Many medical institution do not have proton. It relatively new compared to photon radiation. The center I got proton was built in 2006 for 125 million. Imagine what that cost would be in todays inflation. Another center in Californina was also on line back then but only a few others.

Since then most all major medical facilities now have proton radiation. Mayo Rochester and Phoenix have it and Mayo Jacksonville is building a brand new cancer center that will have proton radiation.

Good luck and hope your treatments were successful!