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Proton Therapy for Neuroblastoma: Case Study
Oct 25, 2013
Proton therapy for a 3-year-old with neuroblastoma compared to X-ray therapy allowed a 100-fold reduction in radiation dose to the liver, lungs, and heart.
<p>Leukemia is a cancer of white blood cells. Leukemia cells grow too fast, crowding out the good blood cells, leaving fewer healthy white blood cells to fight infections.</p>
Oct 25, 2013
Proton therapy for a 3-year-old with neuroblastoma compared to X-ray therapy allowed a 100-fold reduction in radiation dose to the liver, lungs, and heart.