Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

A wedge-shaped device could make the particle accelerators used for proton therapies an even more effective tool for treating cancer.

A wedge-shaped device could make the particle accelerators used for proton therapies in medicine an even more effective tool for treating cancer.can be used to kill tumour cells.

In traditional radiation therapy, radiation moves through the body before and after hitting the tumour, but protons tend to stop after reaching it. This means that fewer parts of the body are exposed to the treatment, which reduces side effects.

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