Approximately 300,000 children receive a cancer diagnosis every year, and more than half of those who survive will experience long-term adverse effects from the radiation therapy method used to treat them. Although photon beam radiation therapy is an important element in treating pediatric cancer, it causes adverse effects that can manifest later in the child’s life. Research indicates that proton beam radiation therapy is the better treatment option for pediatric patients because it kills the tumor while delivering a lower dose to healthy tissue and reduces the occurrence of long-time adverse effects, thus increasing the patient’s quality of life. It is crucial to understand the benefits of proton beam radiation therapy vs photon beam radiation therapy in treating pediatric cancers.

This quiz is the companion to the column “Benefits of Proton Beam Radiation Therapy in Treating Pediatric Cancer,” which appears in the Fall 2020 Radiation Therapist journal.

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