A new study by radiation oncologists at the [b]Mayo Clinic[/b] comparing the world’s literature on outcomes of proton beam therapy in the treatment of a variety of advanced head and neck cancers of the skull base compared to intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has found that proton beam therapy significantly improved disease free survival and tumour control when compared to IMRT.
[link url=http://www.newswise.com/articles/proton-therapy-has-advantages-over-imrt-for-advanced-head-and-neck-cancers-mayo-study-finds]Full Newswise report[/link]
[link url=http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(14)70268-2/abstract]The Lancet article summary[/link]