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Proton therapy lowers risk of side-effects compared to conventional radiation

In largest study of its kind, Penn researchers compare overall adverse events of proton and photon therapies UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PHILADELPHIA – Cancer patients getting proton therapy instead of traditional photon radiation are at a significantly lower risk of experiencing side-effects from their radiation therapy, while cure rates are almost identical between the two groups. Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University...