Proton Therapy - No Side Effects Pain for Cancer Patients

Proton Therapy – Yes, you read it right. No side effects after cancer radiation therapy in cancer patients.

What is proton therapy for cancer patients?

Proton therapy is a type of radiation treatment in which protons, mean positive charge particles used to destroy cancer cells instead of standard radiation using x-ray means photons.

Proton therapy is still a relatively new form of treatment. And it has not been use for all cancers treatment in India.

So it is not yet a treatment option for all cancer patients.

India’s Proton Story

In 2017, India’s first proton centre is set up in Apollo hospital Chennai.

May 11 2023 prime minister Narendra Modi virtually inagurate the proton beam therapy centre at Tata memorial centres, Kharghar branch. (ACTREC).

And August 15, the first person to with one cancer get therapy.

As of today TMC treated 119 patients including 22 children have received proton radiation at Kharghar.

Proton radiation therapy advantages.

Proton beam has incredible stopping power in tissue and can be targete exclusively at cancer cell.

That’s why proton beam does not have the side effects like ulcers or secondary cancer at later days. That associated with standard radiation therapy.

Proton beam, on the other hand, deposit crisis of radiation on normal tissues and damage them.

For children, protons are considere a safe option.

The ACTREC b beam is the countries only proton machine in the government sector.

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Cost between rupees 1 crore and 1.5 crore in the US and here for free.

The TMC, which functions under the department of atomic energy (DAE), had maintained proton plant that 60% of persons would get treatment either at subsidised rate(Rs. 5 lakh) for free.

Hope, this will help to increase your knowledge. Any may be useful in time of need in your near and dear circle.