The War on Cancer Relies on Proton Therapy

The tech is the most advanced form of radiation, delivering a targeted energy beam to tumors while sparing healthy tissue ...
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Mercy St. Louis Begins Treatment With Mevion Compact Proton Therapy System

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems, the leading provider of compact proton therapy systems for use in radiation treatment for cancer patients, announced today that the first ...
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With expansion on the way, Mayo Clinic's proton beam therapy program aims to treat as many patients as possible

ROCHESTER — When Derek Gerlach, then 10 years old, was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer in November 2018, his treatment began almost immediately. Within a month, Derek underwent surgery to remove ...
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Proton Beam Therapy No Better Than Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer

SAN FRANCISCO -- Treatment with intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) or intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) resulted in similarly low rates of late toxicity in patients with locally ...
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Mayo Clinic's proton beam breast cancer therapy program gets $100M donation

ROCHESTER, Minn. – A big donation is bringing hope to people fighting cancer. The Andersen Foundation, founded by the window company's founder, is donating $100 million to the Mayo Clinic proton beam ...