Skull-Based

Cancers that occur in the skull base are difficult to treat due to the close proximity of the brain stem, spinal cord and healthy brain tissue. Proton therapy has proven to be beneficial in delivering a curative dose to these tumors while limiting radiation to these critical structures and organs, resulting in reduced short- and long-term side effects in these areas.

Description provided by The National Association for Proton Therapy (proton-therapy.org)