You must be perfectly still when the proton beams are targeting your tumor. For some young children, this isn’t easy. The institute has a block of time set aside every day to treat children. This may require an anesthesiologist from the hospital to be in the gantry with the child and the radiation therapists.
As we walk down the long hall, to and from our treatment rooms, if we start to feel sorry for ourselves or want to demand a more convenient treatment time, look into this room and count our blessings.