Proton Beam Therapy

People often ask me this question as if there is a winner. There isn’t.

Radiotherapy has been part of cancer treatment for decades. Most people have a general sense of what it involves. High-energy beams. Targeting a tumour. A course of treatment over several weeks.

Radiotherapy has been part of lung cancer treatment for a long time. For most of that time, the challenge has been the same. How do you deliver enough radiation to destroy a tumour without causing too much damage to the healthy tissue around it?

Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) is a precise, non-invasive lung cancer treatment that delivers high-dose radiation over just a few sessions. Ideal for early-stage lung cancer patients who can’t have surgery, SABR targets tumours while sparing healthy tissue—using advanced systems like LINACs and CyberKnife for optimal outcomes.

Discover locally advanced lung cancer (Stage III), its treatments, and support. Dr. Wilson offers advanced care in London. Contact us for expert guidance.

Radiotherapy for lung cancer can affect the heart, but advanced techniques like cardiac-sparing planning and proton beam therapy now allow us to treat cancer effectively while protecting heart health. Learn how Dr James Wilson leads the way in safer, personalised lung cancer care.

Radiotherapy for thymoma is as much an art as a science. In this post, Dr James Wilson shares insights from his recent talk at MSKCC, discussing the importance of precision, multidisciplinary collaboration, and why proton beam therapy should be considered for every patient receiving post-operative treatment for this rare cancer.