• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    23 hours ago

    Interesting. What’s the advantage of steam over proton therapy? Or, since this uses a catheter in the urethra, would an optical fiber with laser not be more precise in energy delivery?

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      23 hours ago

      Proton therapy is pricey and often requires multiple treatments (at a hospital with a proton gun), and the article makes it sound like the steam delivers heat in a beneficial way, tho as you note they don’t directly compare to any kind of laser therapy.