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Ashya having first tests at Prague proton beam clinic Ashya having first tests at Prague proton beam clinic
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Brain tumour patient Ashya King is undergoing his first scans at a Czech clinic in advance of his planned proton beam treatment.Brain tumour patient Ashya King is undergoing his first scans at a Czech clinic in advance of his planned proton beam treatment.
The five-year-old arrived to the Proton Therapy Centre Czech (PTC) in Prague on Monday by private jet from Spain.The five-year-old arrived to the Proton Therapy Centre Czech (PTC) in Prague on Monday by private jet from Spain.
A hospital spokeswoman said he was having his first MRI examination.A hospital spokeswoman said he was having his first MRI examination.
Parents Brett and Naghemeh King sparked a police hunt when they removed Ashya from Southampton General Hospital on 28 August after disagreeing with doctors.Parents Brett and Naghemeh King sparked a police hunt when they removed Ashya from Southampton General Hospital on 28 August after disagreeing with doctors.
The couple were arrested in Spain and spent several days away from their son, reuniting once the Crown Prosecution Service withdrew the European arrest warrant.The couple were arrested in Spain and spent several days away from their son, reuniting once the Crown Prosecution Service withdrew the European arrest warrant.
They wanted him to have proton beam therapy, which was not available to them on the NHS.They wanted him to have proton beam therapy, which was not available to them on the NHS.
The PTC has previously said the treatment is suited to Ashya's type of brain cancer, medulloblastoma.The PTC has previously said the treatment is suited to Ashya's type of brain cancer, medulloblastoma.
A special mask will be prepared for Ashya's head, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed.A special mask will be prepared for Ashya's head, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed.
She said: "This will be used for fixing him in the same position during the treatment every day."She said: "This will be used for fixing him in the same position during the treatment every day."
The procedures on Tuesday are expected to be completed by about 14:00 local time (13:00 BST). In a statement, the PTC said: "If all goes well and the physicists will be able to prepare Ashya's irradiation plan in four days - instead of the standard 10 - he will start on Monday."
If the planned therapy goes ahead, it is expected to last for around five weeks, with Ashya staying at University Hospital Motol in the Czech capital and travelling to the therapy centre each day. It said Ashya would need 30 irradiation visits, which would last for about five weeks,
The treatment Ashya is due to receive 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. This would be combined with chemotherapy, which will be managed by specialised oncologists at Motol University Hospital where the youngster is staying with his mother.
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. Tuesday's tests are expected to be completed by about 14:00 local time (13:00 BST).
The treatment 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 precisely directed at a tumour and, unlike conventional treatments, the beams stop once they hit the target, rather than carrying on through the body.