Dr. Ma believes that the better survival with proton therapy may be due to fewer side effects and less stress on the body’s ...

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.

What's new in proton therapy? Read the latest news and views from Fred Hutch's proton therapy facility’s patients and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Proton beam radiation therapy performed 10% better at stopping cancer of the throat compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects.

Proton radiotherapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer matched conventional photon therapy for slowing disease progression and led ...

Zach Newbaker, with Boston-based Mevion Medical Systems, works Friday on a proton therapy system, the latest cancer-fighting technology Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network is ...

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.