Q. Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Proton Beam Therapy (PBT)’:
1.It is a form of radiotherapy used to treat certain cancers.
2.It uses X-rays to deliver a dose of radiotherapy.
3.Apollo Hospital is the only center in the whole of South and West Asia offering the PBT.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 and 3 are correct. PBT is a form of radiotherapy used to treat certain cancers. Apollo Hospital is the only center in the whole of South and West Asia offering the PBT.
Statement 2 is incorrect. PBT uses high-energy beams of protons, rather than X-rays, to deliver a dose of radiotherapy.
Source: ForumIAS