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 ...

It's called proton beam radiation - and it's only available at five treatment centers in the country, though more are slated. CBS News' Dr. Emily Senay reported on the technology , and the debate ...

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 ...

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 ...

ProCure Proton Therapy Center is among a handful of proton therapy centers across the country using Pencil Beam Scanning technology. Special to NJ.com  By Henry Tsai, MD, ProCure Proton ...

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 ...

The first proton beam center in New York City is under construction, ... He is now vice chair of radiation oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, which doesn’t have a proton center.

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 ...

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 ...