What is Proton Beam Therapy?
1,147 views · Published 7 December 2011 · 1:22 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2011 · Science & Technology
Steven E. Schild, M.D., Chair, Radiation Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona describes how proton beam therapy is a more targeted and precise way of administering radiation therapy. It allows delivery of higher doses of radiation to malignant and benign tumors, while simultaneously minimizing the damage to surrounding healthy tissue and organs.
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