FLASH radiotherapy project promises fewer side effects for cancer patients
Researchers from the Department of Physics and the Department of Oncology are joining forces to develop a new approach to radiotherapy that delivers radiation at dose rates a thousand times higher than current treatments, with the potential to significantly reduce side effects for patients.
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