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My dad had a neck dissection his radiology oncologist will be giving my dad radiation using imrt.in your opinion which is better proton or imrt?

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Dr. Sewa Legha answered

IMRT: Proton therapy has a fancy name and hype about its value, but it offers no substantial advantage over IMRT for neck radiation treatments.

Answered 12/17/2014

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A member asked:

My dad had a neck dissection his radiology oncologist will be giving my dad radiation using imrt.in your opinion which is better proton or imrt?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Sewa Legha answered

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