 I'm Nicholas Denonzio. I am the director of proton therapy for the Hecken Security and Health Network. Proton therapy is a more precise form of radiation therapy that allows us to still target a tumor within a patient while depositing less dose to areas surrounding the tumor. The reason that's important is because that dose to healthy tissues around where a tumor is can be associated with side effects during treatment as well as long-term. Some patients come in fearing radiation treatment. I can help dispel any sort of myths. I can address what's on their mind and in that way it helps us understand each other and move forward in a very unified way. When a patient comes in to see me I want them to know that I'm there to treat the entire patient and not just the disease. So while I certainly have a list of questions on my mind when a patient comes into the office that I feel I need answers to I also want them to feel free to understand, to ask questions, and to feel comfortable in working with me as somebody who they're entrusting to to treat their disease.