It utilizes a robotic arm to deliver the entire therapeutic dose to an animal in 1 - 3 treatments, compared to conventional radiation therapy, which can employ up to 20 treatments. (vetcyberknife.com)
Groups of laboratory rats exposed to heavy ions — as well as groups bombarded with conventional radiation — show an impairment of motor skills. (discovermagazine.com)
In June 2011, a study of radiation therapy for prostate cancer found that patients receiving conventional radiation experienced fewer gastrointestinal problems than a similar group exposed to proton beams. (discovermagazine.com)