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Ashya King leaves Malaga hospital for proton beam treatment Ashya King leaves Malaga hospital for proton beam treatment
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Brain tumour patient Ashya King has left hospital in Spain for proton beam treatment in the Czech Republic.Brain tumour patient Ashya King has left hospital in Spain for proton beam treatment in the Czech Republic.
The ambulance carrying the five-year-old boy left the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga followed by a police car and a taxi.The ambulance carrying the five-year-old boy left the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga followed by a police car and a taxi.
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.
Ashya will be assessed and admitted to the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague. The plane carrying Ashya left Malaga at 08:40 BST heading to Prague.
Ashya's father, who is thought to be travelling in the taxi, was seen standing next to the ambulance at the Materno Infantil hospital before it left. He will be assessed and admitted once he arrives at the Proton Therapy Centre in the city.
The Proton Therapy Centre in Prague has said that documentation from the hospital in Malaga had to be reviewed before Ashya could travel. The centre had said that documentation from the hospital in Malaga had to be reviewed before Ashya could travel.
The therapy centre said an expert panel of physicians met earlier to discuss transportation details and additional treatment needed according to Ashya's current health.The therapy centre said an expert panel of physicians met earlier to discuss transportation details and additional treatment needed according to Ashya's current health.
Major surgeryMajor surgery
Vladimir Vondracek, from the centre, said: "We will be targeting just the whole brain in the first phase and the spinal cord.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 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.
The couple were arrested in Spain and spent several days in custody.The couple were arrested in Spain and spent several days in custody.
But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) later withdrew the warrant and they were freed.But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) later withdrew the warrant and they were freed.
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 statusAshya King's legal status