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Particle therapy

Particle therapy

FLASH radiotherapy with protons protects normal tissue while killing cancer

15 Jan 2020 Tami Freeman
ProteusPLUS
Penn researchers adapted a clinical ProteusPLUS proton therapy system to deliver protons at FLASH dose rates. (Courtesy: IBA)
Proton therapy offers improved spatial dose delivery compared with photon- or electron-based radioth

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