Proton therapy is a type of radiation that targets cancer cells more precisely, which may prolong a person’s life. However, proton therapy is new, and pancreatic cancer has a low survival rate, so ...

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

The Senator Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute opened in spring of 2021. Our radiation oncologists offer a range of the very best treatments individualized for patients.

An expert explained the benefits of proton therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, which delivers radiation directly to the tumor and spares surrounding areas. Proton therapy for the treatment ...

Proton beam therapy is a new type of radiation therapy for liver cancer. Research suggests that it may be equally effective as traditional radiation therapy but cause fewer side effects. Proton beam ...

In 2019, at age four, Hedley Elliot got extreme head- and earaches. For his parents, it was an emotional time, and they urgently sought a diagnosis and treatment for his pain. Fortunately, they live ...

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 ...

Photon therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissue. The damage can lead to side effects that may be severe for ...

Why: Established in 2016, at a time when there were only 13 proton centers across the country and none in the Maryland, DC, and Northern Virigina area, MPTC stood as a pioneer of ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems, the leading provider of compact proton therapy systems for use in radiation treatment for cancer patients, today introduced its new product, ...

Proton therapy uses targeted, focused beams to kill cancer cells, a safer and more effective treatment for tumors than traditional radiation. But there are no proton therapy centers in Connecticut.