Zapping Cancer with Protons
A new way of fighting cancer is taking the country by storm, proton therapy. Traditional radiation therapy uses high doses of x-rays to kill cancer cells. The same can be done with a proton beam with some notable benefits. Ali is a medical physicist who works for Procure Treatment Centers, a company devoted to building proton therapy centers across the country. She will discuss why protons and cancer don’t mix and how you get 10 billion protons to stop on a tumor with a margin of one millimeter. Come find out what it’s like to spend your day helping people fight cancer with protons.