Proton & Neutron Radiation Therapy

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  1. 2. Neutron therapy does not depend on the presence of this
  2. 3. Within Bragg peak, protons interact with tissue closely and cause ______ damage
  3. 6. Outside the Bragg Peak, proton energy travels at ____ speed.
  4. 7. Neutrons are more lethal because they cause ______ ______ damage
  5. 10. Neutron therapy is often used to treat ______ gland tumors
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  1. 1. Type of proton accelerator that allows acceleration of particles to much higher energies
  2. 3. What must be calculated in order to calculate the speed and shape of the proton beam
  3. 4. Where the proton deposits most of its energy
  4. 5. Another type of proton accelerator in which there is a constant magnetic field and electric field
  5. 6. Neutrons produce what type of radiation?
  6. 8. Protons are bombarded at a ______ target creating neutrons
  7. 9. A series of ______ shape, focus and direct the proton beam to the appropriate treatment room