@gangcarotid1

My primary team post-op is lead by Dr. David Routman, MD who is a radiation oncologist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He and his staff have provided me absolutely outstanding care that is both compassionate and exceptionally competent. When we discussed photon vs. proton, I felt I had free choice to go either route. The bottom line was with where my tumors were located (and not), his experience was that photon provided excellent results with minimal collateral side effects vs. the minimal additional potential benefits of proton. The kicker for me was that scheduling proton would be significantly more difficult and not add much more benefit in my case. Reasonable people could make either choice....in my case I received prudent counseling and wouldn't change anything if I could have a "do-over."

I hope that helps!