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Australia's first proton therapy centre may finally proceed after a decade of delays, with the federal government considering a Victorian proposal from the Peter MacCallum Centre in Melbourne. The Adelaide project collapsed after a dispute with its supplier, wasting $500 million in taxpayer funds without treating a single patient. Proton therapy can better target tumours while reducing damage to healthy tissue, potentially ending the need for Australian families to travel overseas for this life-saving cancer treatment.

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