Standard Model calculation of the rest energy of a proton

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I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of the best way to calculate the rest energy of a proton. I am a complete noob with the standard model, so please be gentle. My goal is to compare a calculation of the energy which accounts for the quark structure of the proton versus E=mc^2. It is important to me to take into account the QED aspects of this problem, even if they are of a couple orders of magnitude less important.

Thanks,

Patrick
 
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