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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. |
| The plane carrying Ashya left Malaga at 08:40 BST heading to Prague. | The plane carrying Ashya left Malaga at 08:40 BST heading to Prague. |
| He will be assessed and admitted once he arrives at the Proton Therapy Centre in the city. | He will be assessed and admitted once he arrives at the Proton Therapy Centre in the city. |
| The centre had 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 surgery | Major 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. |
| At the scene | |
| Nick Beake, Correspondent | |
| As the latest plane load of holidaymakers touched down on the coast of the Costa del Sol, one British family which has been so desperate to leave finally got their wish. | |
| At 09:40 (local time) the private plane carrying Ashya King and his parents soared into the bright morning sunshine, destined for Prague. | |
| The family's stay in Spain has now ended, but their arrival in the Czech Republic will be marked with equally strong interest. | |
| This has been a story of medical disagreement, courtroom wrangling and impassioned public debate all played out across international borders. | |
| But at its heart is a seriously ill little boy and his ongoing fight to beat cancer. | |
| 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 status | Ashya King's legal status |