Modern methods of radiotherapy would fight cancer more effectively and safely if treatments could be planned, taking into ...

The Kling Proton Therapy Center inSt. Louis installed the first Mevion S250 proton-beam therapy system. The system received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in 2012.

Proton beam radiation therapy has been touted as the next big thing in cancer care. The idea, enthusiasts say, is that doctors can deliver higher, more focused doses of radiation than they can in ...

Modern methods of radiotherapy would fight cancer more effectively and safely if treatments could be planned taking into ...

In 2014, a proton beam therapy center at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind, closed after a decade of financial losses and pushback from insurance companies, which don't always cover proton ...

This is the area’s only proton beam treatment center. A type of radiation, it delivers doses on a proton beam. “Traditional radiation is all X-ray based,” said Dr. Todd Pezzi, ...

The two-story, 25,200-square-foot facility will deliver proton-beam therapy, a form of megavoltage radiation for treating some prostate and pediatric cancers. It is to be completed in the spring ...

Case in point: proton beam therapy, a high-tech radiation treatment for cancer. The local government in Washington, D.C., is on the verge of approving two proton beam facilities at a total cost of ...

For any sarcoma treatment, Schaub and her radiation oncology colleagues consider proton therapy on a case-by-case basis and take many factors into consideration, including the location of the tumor.

Proton-beam therapy is a more targeted form of cancer treatment than standard radiation and causes less damage to surrounding tissues. The new proton therapy location will be one of 32 locations ...

In Washington, D.C., in particular, two new proton-beam cancer treatment facilities are on the verge of being approved by local government, even though in Baltimore--a mere 40 miles away--the ...