Proton
Therapy – Medical Procedure in Oncological Therapy
Camelia
PETRESCU1,2 , Alexandru Marius DUMITRESCU3
1Academy of Romanian Scientists
2 ISCDI-Titu Maiorescu University
3 Titu Maiorescu University
* Corresponding author e-mail:
cameliapetrescu16@yahoo.com
Abstract
The paper presents proton
therapy as a method of treating cancer, the action of proton therapy, the
proton as a subatomic particle that can controlled to obtain and deliver
radiation directed to tumors and radioactivity. A comparison is made between
proton therapy and X-ray radiation, pencil beam scanning technology is
presented, treatment with proton therapy, advantages and disadvantages of
proton therapy and it finishes with a conclusion and a bibliography.
Keywords: proton therapy, radioactivity, proton, medical procedure,
cancer
DOI https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2021.1.19