Neutron therapy

Neutron therapy is a radiation therapy technique that uses neutrons to treat cancer. Neutrons are elementary particles that have no electrical charge and cannot be detected by X-rays.

Neutron beams are highly energetic and penetrating, making them effective for treating tumors that are resistant to other treatments. Neutrons can penetrate body tissue without damaging healthy cells and reach tumors, where they can cause tumor destruction.

To conduct neutron therapy, a special device is used that generates neutrons. The patient is in a special room where therapy is carried out. During the procedure, the patient may feel slight warmth or discomfort, but this usually does not cause serious problems.

After therapy, the patient must undergo follow-up examinations to ensure that the tumor has been completely destroyed. If therapy is successful, the patient can continue treatment and monitor his condition in the future.

Overall, neutron therapy is an effective cancer treatment that can be used alone or in combination with other treatments.

Neuropathy (neuronopathy) is a type of neuropathy manifested by primary or secondary damage to peripheral nerve fibers and the spinal cord. Often the term “neuropathy” is used as part of a general (sometimes collective) group of “polyneuropathies” (as a clarifying specificity), for example: alcoholic neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy.

**In clinical practice, the term is not usually used;** in most reference books (almost all modern neurology guidelines), preference is given to the equivalent terms “radiculopathy”, if the pathological process has developed as a result of damage to the roots of the spinal nerves, and “neuropathy”, when there is damage to peripheral nerves of different types (motor, sensory, autonomic). Neutron therapy is used in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, oncological processes, and some forms of inflammatory diseases. The main goal of therapy is to destroy the pathological cells that cause the disease and the development of its symptoms.

The use of neutron-based therapy allows treatment to be carried out without the side effects associated with radiotherapy. Radiation exposure is a potential source of carcinogenic and mutagenic effects on normal cells and tissues of the patient. The level of neutron exposure is several orders of magnitude lower than during radiotherapy, which can significantly reduce the risk of complications.