{"termId":270726,"language":"en","dictionary":"Cancer.gov","audience":"Patient","termName":"proton beam radiation therapy","firstLetter":"p","prettyUrlName":"proton-beam-radiation-therapy","pronunciation":{"key":"(PROH-ton beem RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee)","audio":"https://nci-media.cancer.gov/pdq/media/audio/710225.mp3"},"definition":{"html":"A type of radiation therapy that uses streams of protons (tiny particles with a positive charge) to kill tumor cells. This type of treatment can reduce the amount of radiation damage to healthy tissue near a tumor. It is used to treat cancers of the head and neck and organs such as the brain, eye, lung, spine, and prostate. Proton beam radiation is different from x-ray radiation.","text":"A type of radiation therapy that uses streams of protons (tiny particles with a positive charge) to kill tumor cells. This type of treatment can reduce the amount of radiation damage to healthy tissue near a tumor. It is used to treat cancers of the head and neck and organs such as the brain, eye, lung, spine, and prostate. Proton beam radiation is different from x-ray radiation."},"otherLanguages":[{"language":"es","termName":"radioterapia con haz de protones","prettyUrlName":"radioterapia-con-haz-de-protones"}],"relatedResources":[],"media":[]}