Karnataka seeks Rs 500 crore grant from Centre for India’s first govt Proton Therapy Unit at Kidwai
'Unlike conventional radiotherapy, that uses high-energy gamma rays or X-rays — which can impact healthy tissues beyond the tumour — proton therapy delivers precise, targeted doses with significantly reduced collateral damage,' Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, minister for medical education, wrote in his letter to Union health minister J P Nadda, recently.