7-year-old is the first to receive proton therapy at Stanford Medicine
June 04, 2026
June 04, 2026
STANFORD, California, June 4 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news:
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7-year-old is the first to receive proton therapy at Stanford Medicine
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On June 4, a 7-year-old boy who had a rare, malignant brain tumor removed became the first person treated at Stanford Medicine's new, ultracompact proton therapy facility.
The milestone arrived near the end of patient Stephen De La Torre's planned . . .
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7-year-old is the first to receive proton therapy at Stanford Medicine
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On June 4, a 7-year-old boy who had a rare, malignant brain tumor removed became the first person treated at Stanford Medicine's new, ultracompact proton therapy facility.
The milestone arrived near the end of patient Stephen De La Torre's planned . . .