Proton therapy is rarely used to treat metastatic cancer, that is, cancer that has spread to numerous different places in the body. At the Maryland Proton Therapy Center, we are able to cure at least 60% of the adult cancers we treat and significantly minimize side effects.

Proton beam therapy is a type of radiation therapy that uses protons instead of X-rays (photons) and can be used for the treatment of various solid tumors, including liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC). Protons are positively charged particles that, produced with high energy, can destroy cancer cells.

At stage IV liver cancer, tumors have spread into the lymph nodes or distant organs. For stage IV liver cancer patients, drug therapy such as chemotherapy are the main treatments recommended. Proton radiation treatment may be used to shrink tumors or control pain.

Proton therapy, which utilizes larger radiation particles and has different dose distribution properties compared to photon-based approaches, may also be used to treat biliary cancers.

Proton therapy, also called proton beam therapy, is a type of radiation therapy. It uses protons rather than x-rays to treat cancer. A proton is a positively charged particle. At high energy, protons can destroy cancer cells. Doctors may use proton therapy alone.

Browse Physicians What to Expect During Proton Therapy With every visit, you can expect to be treated with warmth and compassion by each member of your proton therapy team. Evaluation During your first meeting, you will meet with your team, including a radiation oncologist, to discuss and evaluate your treatment goals.

In general, common side effects of proton therapy include: Fatigue. Mouth, eating and digestion problems. Headaches. Hair loss around the part of your body being treated. Skin redness around the part of your body being treated.

Radiation Therapy sends energy to cancer cells to kill them. Traditional Radiation Therapy is delivered by photons, the same photons that are light. Proton Therapy delivers the killing energy with protons, the large, heavy elements in the nucleus of an atom. The names are very similar — photon versus proton — but there is a world of difference.

Proton therapy, also called proton beam therapy, is a type of radiation therapy . It uses protons rather than x-rays to treat cancer. A proton is a positively charged particle. At high energy, protons can destroy cancer cells . Doctors may use proton therapy alone.