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Science of Proton Therapy

Dr. Matthew Hall, Lead Pediatric Radiation Oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, says proton therapy is an advanced form of cancer treatment that delivers radiation precisely to the area where it is needed. He also explains proton treatment helps eliminate the tumor to it never comes back. Proton therapy goes a certain distance and then it stops. "There is a significant decrease in collateral radiation damage compared to conventional radiation."

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