Treating Prostate Cancer with Proton Therapy

Neha Vapiwala, MD, chief of the genitourinary service for Penn Radiation Oncology, discusses proton therapy for prostate cancer, available at Penn Medicine.

Proton therapy, available at Penn’s Roberts Proton Therapy Center, is an incredible new way to deliver targeted radiation therapy to many types of tumors, including prostate cancer.  Penn Medicine recently celebrated the second anniversary of the proton therapy center.

In this interview, Dr. Vapiwala discusses how specialists throughout Penn Medicine and Penn's Abramson Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, collaborate on developing innovative ways to enhance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary cancer through research and patient care.







Learn more about proton therapy at Penn Medicine

• Watch a patient talk about his experience with proton therapy for prostate cancer at Penn Medicine. 
• Learn more about proton therapy for prostate cancer.
• Watch a webcast about proton therapy for prostate cancer.