Proton radiation therapy is a new type of cancer treatment that has a number of advantages over older therapies like radiation therapy and chemotherapy. By focusing the radiation only on the affected areas, it reduces side effects and speeds up recovery. It has been used successfully to treat different types of cancer, including for breast cancer treatment. What is proton therapy? Proton therapy uses a highly focused beam of radiation to treat the affected area. Because the radiation is focused, it does very little damage to the surrounding tissues and organs, unlike older types of radiation therapy. This means fewer …