Hi,

I thought there was a study being done of Proton therapy at Mass General in conjunction with M.D. Andersen for her type of cancer (lower mandible invasion and gums) but the woman that called me back said they don't use Proton for that type of therapy.

It just seems to me that more accurate is better and the fact that the protons stop when they hit the target seems like it would be better than having the xrays flying through her oral cavity. I checked into SBRT at Beth Israel (called my prostate Radiation Oncologist) and was told they don't use Cyberknife for her type of cancer. Only if it has reoccurred. So it looks like 7 weeks worth of IMRT at Dana-Farber.

Thank you,
Tim