Partial federal government shutdown
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
Proton beam therapy (PBT) as the physical properties of protons permit dose delivery at specific tissue depths. Protons deliver a low dose of energy when entering the body and deposit the bulk of their radiation energy at the end of their range of penetration, a phenomenon known as the "Bragg peak."
Status: Decision completed
There are significant uncertainties with the use of PBT. Some of these are technical and some are the cost of treatment with PBT is substantially higher than for other EBRT modalities such as IMRT and 3D-CRT. With the recent availability of PBT in Washington, it is timely to assess the evidence on its clinical benefits, potential harms, and costs in comparison to alternative treatment options for a variety of cancers.
Type | Materials |
---|---|
Assessment (2019) | |
Assessment (2014) |