Advanced Cancer Therapy, Fewer Side Effects (IMAGE)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Advanced Cancer Therapy, Fewer Side Effects

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy, one of the most technically advanced forms of cancer-killing radiation, to Alabama. Proton therapy delivers a more precise dose of radiation to a tumor and can avoid damage to healthy surrounding tissue better than conventional X-ray radiation.

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