Proton therapy for cancer 'just as effective and safer' than standard radiotherapy

Proton therapy is as effective as standard photon or X-ray radiotherapy at treating the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children - and causes fewer long-term side effects.
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Researchers found proton therapy is just as effective as conventional radiotherapy for treating pediatric medulloblastoma, and the treatment also causes fewer side effects.This was the conclusion of a trial led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston and published in The Lancet Oncology.

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