Taber's Medical Dictionary
particle therapy, particle beam therapy
The use of heavy nuclear particles, e.g., protons, neutrons, or helium ions, to bombard and destroy diseased tissues, esp. cancers.
SYN: SEE: hadron therapy
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Particle Therapy, Particle Beam Therapy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747862/all/particle therapy, particle beam therapy.
Particle therapy, particle beam therapy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747862/all/particle therapy, particle beam therapy. Accessed September 11, 2026.
Particle therapy, particle beam therapy. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747862/all/particle therapy, particle beam therapy
Particle Therapy, Particle Beam Therapy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 September 11]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747862/all/particle therapy, particle beam therapy.
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