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Proton therapy is an emerging dose-escalated modality of radiation therapy cancer control, involving the bombardment of tumor tissue with charged particles. Proton therapy offers a more precisely localized radiation dose than is possible with external beam radiation with x-rays or gamma rays. The result is less irradiation of nontarget tissues and reduced patient morbidity.
Although it was first proposed in 1946, proton therapy is a relatively recent innovation in terms of clinical availability, approved by the FDA in 2001... read more
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