Caution required: anaesthesia with supplemental oxygen can impact proton therapy
22 Jan 2024
Protecting the brain A preclinical study has demonstrated the need to optimize anaesthesia and supplemental oxygen protocols when using conventional or FLASH proton therapy to treat brain tumours. (Courtesy: iStock/herjua)
Many children who receive proton therapy for brain tumours do so under general anaesthesia or sedati
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Catherine Steffel is a science writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Catherine was previously a PhD student contributor to Physics World