What is Proton Therapy?
Being diagnosed with cancer is a situation that affects people deeply. But you don't need to be intimidated and spend your time with fear and anxiety. The advanced methods provided by innovative medicine offer new possibilities to fight cancer.
The last point reached in irradiation treatment,Proton Therapy.
Proton Therapy in Turkeynot implemented; howeverMTS Medical Tourism Services,
Proton Therapy is not applied in Turkey; however, MTS Medical Tourism Services,
Germany-Essen Proton Therapy Center (WPE)
Russia-St. Petersburg MIBS Proton Treatment Center
and Taiwan-Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH)
with our citizens within the scope of health tourism with special agreements made
It makes it possible for him to benefit from Proton Therapy.
From a medical point of view, proton therapy is better than conventional radiation irradiation therapy.
a safer and more effective treatmentis the method.
Proton is the positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of the atom. This atomic level particle is used in proton therapy to produce radioactive beams and is used to kill cancer cells.
Proton therapyIn other words, proton therapy is an advanced radiation therapy treatment that uses a single beam of high-energy protons to treat various types of cancer.
Just like with conventional radiation (x-ray / IMRT), protons direct the radiation to the tumor site, destroying the tumor consisting of cancerous cells. However, unlike x-rays, protons focus directly on the tumor in the desired shape and at the desired dose.
The tumor prevents nearby healthy tissue and vital organs from receiving unnecessary radiation. It is unique in that cancerous cells receive the desired amount of radiation. Compared to conventional radiation therapy, proton therapy has less side effects during and after treatment.
Less Radiation with Less Risk
Conventional X-ray therapy loads radiation on everything in its path.
Proton Therapy Is More Certain
Proton therapy has a small amount of input radiation, but almost none goes beyond the tumor.
Is Proton Therapy available in Turkey?
There are more than 70 proton therapy centers around the world, mostly in America, Japan and Germany.
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