Can Neutron Therapy Help Me?

Neutrons are more effective at killing tumors than conventional radiation therapy. Cure rate depends on the type of cells in the tumor (histology), the size of the tumor (stage and/or grade), whether the tumor has spread to other parts of the body (metastasis), and the patient's general health.

Cancers responding to neutron therapy

Neutron therapy has been shown to be superior for some types of cancer, including:
• adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck
• locally advanced prostate cancer, bulky stage T2, T3 and T4 with or without lymph nodes
• locally advanced head and neck tumors with positive lymph nodes
• inoperable sarcomas soft tissue, bone, cartilage
• cancer of the salivary glands

Neutron therapy may be appropriate for other sites but has not been proven to be better than standard radiotherapy for sites other than the ones listed above.