More-precise radiation treatment coming to Utah in 2020

SALT LAKE CITY — A special cancer therapy technology designed to reduce radiation side effects will be available in Utah beginning in 2020, likely serving about 200 patients each year from around the region, the Huntsman Cancer Institute announced.
The treatment, called intensity modulated proton therapy, is tailored to treat cancerous tumors with more precision, limiting radiation's effects on surrounding parts of the body, said Dr. David Gaffney, senior director of clinical research for