What is Proton Radiation?

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Proton radiation therapy is a form of external-beam radiation treatment. Radiation oncologists (physicians who specialize in radiation treatments) treat in two major ways. One way is by implanting radioactive materials in the body. The other is by using machines to generate beams that penetrate the body from outside. Proton radiation is delivered by the second method. Alternate forms of external-beam radiation therapy include x-ray therapy and Cobalt-60 gamma-ray therapy.