Term: charged-particle radiation therapy

Pronunciation: (… PAR-tih-kul RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee)

Description:

A type of external radiation therapy that uses a special machine to make invisible, high-energy particles (protons or helium ions) that kill cancer cells. This type of radiation may cause less damage to nearby healthy tissue than radiation therapy with high-energy x-rays.