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| Ashya King 'to leave hospital for proton treatment' | Ashya King 'to leave hospital for proton treatment' |
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| Five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King is being prepared to leave hospital in Spain for proton treatment in the Czech Republic. | Five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King is being prepared to leave hospital in Spain for proton treatment in the Czech Republic. |
| He has been receiving treatment at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga. | He has been receiving treatment at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga. |
| Its director Manuel Paz told BBC News on Sunday evening that Ashya was "ready to leave". | Its director Manuel Paz told BBC News on Sunday evening that Ashya was "ready to leave". |
| Parents Brett and Naghemeh King removed Ashya from Southampton General Hospital on 28 August after disagreeing with doctors about his treatment. | Parents Brett and Naghemeh King removed Ashya from Southampton General Hospital on 28 August after disagreeing with doctors about his treatment. |
| They were later arrested in Spain under a European arrest warrant, which sparked an international outcry. | They were later arrested in Spain under a European arrest warrant, which sparked an international outcry. |
| The Proton Therapy Centre in Prague has said that documentation from the hospital in Malaga will be reviewed before Ashya can travel. | The Proton Therapy Centre in Prague has said that documentation from the hospital in Malaga will be reviewed before Ashya can travel. |
| The therapy centre said an expert panel of physicians will discuss transportation details and additional treatment needed according to Ashya's current health. | |
| Vladimir Vondracek, from the centre, said: "We will be targeting just the whole brain in the first phase and the spinal cord. | |
| "The second phase will be targeting the back of the tumour which was removed by surgery." | |
| The treatment Ashya is due to receive in Prague is a type of radiation therapy that uses beams of protons - or small parts of atoms - rather than high energy X-rays, as with conventional radiotherapy. | The treatment Ashya is due to receive in Prague is a type of radiation therapy that uses beams of protons - or small parts of atoms - rather than high energy X-rays, as with conventional radiotherapy. |
| The protons can be directed at a tumour more precisely than X-rays and unlike conventional treatments the beams stop once they hit the target, rather than carrying on through the body. | The protons can be directed at a tumour more precisely than X-rays and unlike conventional treatments the beams stop once they hit the target, rather than carrying on through the body. |
| Ashya previously had major surgery to successfully remove a brain tumour on 24 July and a further operation on his brain on 22 August. | Ashya previously had major surgery to successfully remove a brain tumour on 24 July and a further operation on his brain on 22 August. |
| As a result of these procedures he was unable to speak, unable to eat or drink on his own, and relied on a food pump. | As a result of these procedures he was unable to speak, unable to eat or drink on his own, and relied on a food pump. |
| Following his disappearance from Southampton Hospital, Hampshire Constabulary obtained a European arrest warrant on the grounds the Kings had neglected their son. | Following his disappearance from Southampton Hospital, Hampshire Constabulary obtained a European arrest warrant on the grounds the Kings had neglected their son. |
| But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) later withdrew the warrant. | But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) later withdrew the warrant. |
| Ashya was also made a ward of court after an application was made by Portsmouth City Council - but a judge has ruled that the wardship will be discharged when Ashya reaches the clinic in Prague. | Ashya was also made a ward of court after an application was made by Portsmouth City Council - but a judge has ruled that the wardship will be discharged when Ashya reaches the clinic in Prague. |
| Ashya King's legal status | Ashya King's legal status |