Proton Therapy for Childhood Cancers with Dr. Ralph Ermoian 

Dr. Ralph Ermoian discusses the importance of proton therapy in treating childhood cancers. Proton therapy at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - Proton Therapy is more precise and can be better controlled than conventional radiation therapy delivered with X-rays and can reduce the likelihood of short- and long-term side effects in children.
Proton therapy is a type of radiation therapy that uses beams of protons (tiny particles with a positive charge) to kill tumor cells. This type of treatment can reduce the amount of radiation damage to healthy tissue near a tumor. It is used to treat cancers of the head and neck and organs such as the brain, eye, lung, spine, and prostate. Proton beam radiation is different from standard X-ray radiation.
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