Current proton therapy uses cyclotrons or synchrotrons nearly 10 ft in diameter and weighing up to several hundred tons. An enormous gantry and bending magnets focus and direct the beams. Now, thanks ...

RapidPlan PT is the first clinical application of machine learning in proton treatment planning RT Peer Review is designed to streamline and accelerate the radiation therapy peer review process ...

When 30-year-old Olga Alarcon Cruz learned she had invasive breast cancer, she was terrified. A mother of two, Cruz pondered her treatment options, seeking one with fewer side effects than ...

Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan is poised to become the latest proton therapy center in the United States having recently scored a Proteus One Gantry system that precisely directs ...

Construction of a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences oncology center that will be the only medical provider in the state that can offer proton beam therapy -- a radiation treatment -- is ...

The University of Pennsylvania's new radiation therapy center is costing $144 million to build, is the length of a football field and contains some of the most complex and expensive medical machinery ...

The Maryland Proton Treatment Center chose “Survivor” as the theme for its grand opening in 2016, invoking the reality-TV show’s tropical sets with its own Tiki torches, palm trees and thatched booths ...