The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor of a patient, comprising the steps of: (1) using a first treatment beam comprising electrons in a cancer therapy system used to treat the tumor, the electrons passing along a beam transport path from a synchrotron, through a beam transport system, through an exit nozzle, and toward the tumor and (2) using a second treatment beam to treat the tumor, the second treatment beam both generated using the synchrotron and penetrating into the tumor, where the second treatment beam comprises at least one of: (1) cations and (2) secondary X-rays emitted resultant from energy transfer from the electrons, where the cations are optionally used to image the tumor of the patient.
