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Description: We treat cancer patients and do research for optimised radiotherapy.

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We treat cancer patients and do research for optimised radiotherapy.

Welcome to the Center for Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. Here we use the spot-scanning technique, also known as Pencil Beam Scanning, to treat cancer patients suffering from tumours.

This technique, which we developed, is the leading method worldwide for proton therapy. Tumours inside the body are targeted and irradiated with the utmost precision, and the surrounding healthy tissue is optimally preserved. This is especially critical in dealing with tumours in the brain, close to nerves, or in other sensitive regions of the body. Children and young people in particular benefit from this type of treatment. That's because the younger a patient is, the more important it is to minimise the r

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