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1 For patients not covered by health insurance, radiation therapy can cost $10,000-$50,000 or more, depending on the type of cancer, number of treatments needed and especially the type of radiation used. An article published by the American College of Radiology states that the cost to treat prostate cancer with proton therapy radiation can reach $40,000. 2  Stereotactic radiosurgery, which often is used for brain tumors or tumors that have been deemed inoperable, can cost up to $55,000 or more.
1 Overall, the complete treatment session can range anywhere from $29,000 to as much as $62,000 without any sort of insurance policy. 2  Medicare currently pays around $19,000 for a full dosage. 3  NPR says that you should budget at least $50,000 per patient. Medicare currently pays around $19,000 for a full dosage. 2  NPR says that you should budget at least $50,000 per patient. 3  According to other sources such as wikipedia.org, proton therapy is very expensive compared to other forms of cancer treatment. 4  A proton facility costs as much as $200 million to construct.