{
  "id": 5086228,
  "title": "First human clinical trial to test precision form of FLASH proton therapy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/first-human-clinical-trial-to-test-precision-form-of-flash-proton",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:20:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-human-clinical-trial-precision-proton.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new form of proton therapy—designed to deliver cancer-killing radiation therapy in less than a second, through fewer sessions, with potentially less risk of damaging side effects—is now being tested in a phase 1 clinical trial at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Known as FLASH proton therapy, the feasibility study represents the first time that the \"conformal,\" or…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}