Definition of 'proton'
noun
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noun
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The new fund will look to back innovations that advance the treatment of brain tumours, including medicines and proton beam machines. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The new fund will look to back innovations that advance the treatment of brain tumours,
including medicines and proton beam machines. Times, Sunday Times (2016)It specialises in funding proton beam treatment. The Sun (2014)He said he had offered to sell his property to pay for the proton beam. Times, Sunday Times (2014)A proton beam stops and is much less harmful, although the dose of radiation is the same. The Sun (2015)Most Western countries have numerous proton beam establishments, which in some cases have been in use for years. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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