Latest Proton therapy Stories
HOUSTON, Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team of researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., has found radiation from protons could further enhance a process that occurs during tumor progression. This information may help lead to better methods to protect astronauts from the harmful effects of radiation in space, as well as help cancer researchers on Earth better understand the effects of radiation...
Real-Time Imaging and Tracking Means Safer Radiation Therapy for Patients ARLINGTON, Va., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Virginia Hospital Center is among the few hospitals along the east coast to offer the new Calypso® System featuring GPS for the Body technology® and Beacon® electromagnetic transponders for patients with certain types of cancer. This new technology provides accurate, precise and real-time tracking to keep radiation focused on the tumor resulting in...
DALLAS, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UT Southwestern Medical Center, seeking to broaden an already robust array of radiation oncology treatments it offers to patients, potentially could play a key role in operating a state-of-the-art proton therapy center for North Texas being planned and funded by San Diego-based Advanced Particle Therapy (APT). The plan, announced today, is subject to the approval of the UT System Board of Regents. Under the terms of a letter of intent,...
LITTLETON, Mass., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., a radiation therapy company dedicated to advancing the treatment of cancer, announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its MEVION S250 Proton Therapy System. The MEVION S250 is a first-of-its-kind proton therapy system that provides the same precise, non-invasive treatment advantages and capabilities of complex, large, and costly proton therapy systems but with higher patient...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The fixed beam room, or eyeline, at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute is up and running and radiation oncologist Robert Malyapa, M.D., Ph.D. completed treating the facility's first eye cancer patient this week. Susan Porter, a Jacksonville, Fla. native and Mandarin resident, was treated for a choroidal melanoma. This is a type of cancer that arises from one of the layers of the eye. It is a rare cancer, but it is the...
SEOUL, Korea, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) will showcase a new user interface for the company's ProBeam(TM) proton therapy system at the upcoming annual meeting of the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG 51) here, May 14-19. The new interface streamlines the steps for imaging, positioning and treating patients with image-guided intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT). The new user interface for Varian's ProBeam system is based on...
BARCELONA, Spain, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR), the world leader in radiotherapy, is demonstrating its full range of disease specific treatment options at the 31st meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology here in Barcelona this week. As this year's meeting is combined with the annual World Congress of Brachytherapy, Varian's booth will also focus strongly on the company's leading range of brachytherapy equipment and...
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City (ProCure) today unveiled ProCureOKC.com, a high-definition, video-rich online network intended to increase knowledge and awareness of proton therapy, an alternative to traditional radiation that specifically targets cancerous tissue while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue, resulting in less risk for side effects. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/DA98495) Located at...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The massive concrete and steel foundations are complete, and construction is on schedule for a 2014 opening of the Provision Center for Proton Therapy. It will be the first proton therapy center in the region and serve cancer patients primarily from Tennessee and neighboring Southeastern states, including Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Elected officials and community leaders...
YOKOHAMA, Japan, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), the leading manufacturer of medical devices for treating cancer, will exhibit the company's advanced technologies for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery at the International Technical Exhibition of Medical Imaging (ITEM) 2012, taking place here later this week. Varian will also co-sponsor a luncheon seminar on real-time 4-D radiotherapy, an approach that uses imaging and tracking...
