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A family of particles that can be created in nuclear reactions; pions are unstable but can survive long enough to be formed into beams and used in certain types of medical therapy. For example, they can be used to treat brain tumors. Pions of suitable energy can penetrate the skull, spare overlying normal tissue, and then deliver most of their energy into the tumor.<\/p>\n

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