IBA sees barriers falling as proton beams tested in more cancers

LONDON (Reuters) - Proton-beam therapy may need the world's most expensive medical machines but barriers to its use are falling fast as doctors test the super precise form of radiation in the treatment of a widening range of cancers, according to the leader in the field.

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