BBCNEWS Sportsday June 4, 2024 23:48:00
To the side effects. protons being particles slow down as they enter the tissue, and they stop within the tumour and do not go any further. and that means that this form of radiotherapy can be used in really tricky parts of the body. for example, something like the brainstem, which we know is very sensitive to radiation. so, it is very much putting the beam precisely into the tumour and not going into the sensitive organ. all types of cancer treatments risk harming healthy tissue near to the tum...
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