WUNC

UNC Health officials say the system plans to be the first to bring proton therapy to the Triangle

UNC Health System will integrate the radiation technology into their main campus in Chapel Hill in 2028 to help treat cancer ...
Fred Hutch

The Beam: Consult process for proton therapy, secret lives of staff and meet the newest radiation therapist

When proton therapy is first recommended for patients by their oncologist or primary care physician, or when a patient has learned about proton therapy as a treatment option another way, the first ...
WBAL-TV

Proton beam therapy delivers targeted cancer treatment, preserves surrounding tissue

I’M MINDY BASARA IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. RADIATION THERAPY IS A COMMON TREATMENT FOR CANCER. ABOUT HALF OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE IT. ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES OF TRADITIONAL RADIATION IS THAT ...
The Baltimore Sun

Research shows proton beam therapy improves cancer survival, lowers side effects

Proton beam radiation therapy led to 10% more patients surviving cancer of the throat after 5 years compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects. “With this ...
Fred Hutch

The Beam: Introducing our new medical director, an in-depth look at our patient access team, and meet our new dosimetrist

Fred Hutch Cancer Center is excited to introduce Annemarie Shepherd, MD, the new medical director for Fred Hutch Cancer Center - Proton Therapy. Shepherd will start on September 1 and has extensive ...
EurekAlert!

Proton therapy shows survival benefit in Phase III trial for patients with head and neck cancers

At five years, 90.9% of proton patients were alive compared to 81% with traditional radiation Proton therapy also showed benefits in quality of life, such as less feeding tube dependence, less ...
Healio

Proton therapy, IMRT comparably effective for low-, intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer achieved similar quality-of-life outcomes whether they ...
Healthcare Finance News

As proton therapy becomes cheaper, more hospitals look to add centers

While there are currently only 22 proton therapy centers in the United States, the growing interest in the advanced cancer therapy is causing more hospitals to weigh the benefits against the high cost ...
Business Wire

Mevion Delivers First-Ever FIT Compact Proton Therapy System to Stanford Health Care

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems, the leader in compact proton therapy solutions, proudly announces the delivery of its first MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System™* to ...
Forbes

How A High-Tech Chair Could Revolutionize Cancer Radiation Therapy

Leo Cancer Care's high-tech chair, which combines an upright patient positioning system and a CT scanner, received FDA clearance in July. Startup Leo Cancer Care is transforming proton radiation ...
Business Wire

Second MEVION S250i to Expand Proton Therapy Capacity in the Mountain West

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems today announced that Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah has signed a contract for a second MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System ...