Tiffiney Beard, first patient treated in U.S. with step-and-shoot proton beam arc therapy (IMAGE)
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Tiffiney Beard, the first patient in the U.S. to be treated with a highly accurate proton beam arc therapy for her rare head-and-neck cancer, discusses her results with Dr. Rohan Deraniyagala, M.D., Corewell Health radiation oncologist, during a follow-up appointment. Beard experienced minimal side effects after her 33 treatments and is currently cancer-free approximately one year later.
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Emily Rose Bennett, Corewell Health
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