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Help Needed for Brave Fighter
Help Needed for Brave Fighter
Brain Tumor, Childhood Cancerdenise durginMarch 18, 2019#ProtonBeam, #ProtonRadiation, #HelpaFighterComment
HU Proton Therapy Institute Joins Network Researching Imaging Tools for Cancer Diagnosis
HU Proton Therapy Institute Joins Network Researching Imaging Tools for Cancer Diagnosis
denise durginMarch 16, 2019Comment
Proton Therapy Coming to UAB in 2020
Proton Therapy Coming to UAB in 2020
denise durginMarch 16, 2019Comment
6-Year-Old Completes Final Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment
6-Year-Old Completes Final Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment
denise durginJanuary 25, 2019Brain Cancer, Brain Cancer Radiation, Brain Cancer Proton RadiationComment
Kiwi Woman Travels 20,000km to England to Save Eye with Specialist Proton Beam Radiotherapy
Kiwi Woman Travels 20,000km to England to Save Eye with Specialist Proton Beam Radiotherapy
denise durginJanuary 19, 2019Comment
Proton Beam RT in Breast Cancer Provides Benefit, But More Research Required
Proton Beam RT in Breast Cancer Provides Benefit, But More Research Required
Breast Cancer Radiationdenise durginDecember 20, 2018#BreastCancer #OncLiveComment
9 Investigates: Patients Struggle To Get Coverage For Proton Therapy
9 Investigates: Patients Struggle To Get Coverage For Proton Therapy
Proton Radiation, Breast Cancer Protondenise durginDecember 17, 2018#BlueCrossBlueShieldComment
St. Louis Medical Organizations Plan More Proton Therapy
St. Louis Medical Organizations Plan More Proton Therapy
denise durginDecember 11, 2018
Washington University Will Open Second Proton Center for Cancer Treatment as Others Shut Down
Washington University Will Open Second Proton Center for Cancer Treatment as Others Shut Down
denise durginDecember 9, 2018Comment
Emory Proton Therapy Center Opens, Bringing a New-Age Tool to the Battle with Cancer
Emory Proton Therapy Center Opens, Bringing a New-Age Tool to the Battle with Cancer
denise durginDecember 8, 2018Comment
High Tech Cancer Center Wins Reprieve as Lenders Take $135M Loss
High Tech Cancer Center Wins Reprieve as Lenders Take $135M Loss
denise durginDecember 2, 2018
Combating Cancer: How AI Will Revolutionize Healthcare
Combating Cancer: How AI Will Revolutionize Healthcare
denise durginDecember 1, 2018
Huntsman Cancer Institute Breaks Ground for First Proton Therapy Center
Huntsman Cancer Institute Breaks Ground for First Proton Therapy Center
denise durginNovember 29, 2018
The Future of Fighting Cancer: Zapping Tumors in Less than a Second
The Future of Fighting Cancer: Zapping Tumors in Less than a Second
denise durginNovember 28, 2018#protontherapy, @LLUHealthComment
Region’s First Proton Therapy Facility to Treat Cancer Patients
Region’s First Proton Therapy Facility to Treat Cancer Patients
denise durginNovember 27, 2018#OhioState, #OhioStateWexnerMedicalCenter Comment
Newlywed Beats Rare Cancer with Proton Therapy
Newlywed Beats Rare Cancer with Proton Therapy
denise durginNovember 26, 2018Comment
Cognitive Outcomes Improved With Proton Therapy in Pediatric Brain Tumors
Cognitive Outcomes Improved With Proton Therapy in Pediatric Brain Tumors
denise durginNovember 20, 2018
JAMA Article Proton Radiation Treatment
JAMA Article Proton Radiation Treatment
denise durginNovember 10, 2018
Using Proton Therapy to Treat Breast Cancer
Using Proton Therapy to Treat Breast Cancer
Proton Radiation Researchdenise durginNovember 10, 2018
Jury Delivers $25.5 million "statement" to Aetna to change its ways- CNN
Jury Delivers $25.5 million "statement" to Aetna to change its ways- CNN
Proton Radiation, Breast Cancer Protondenise durginNovember 10, 2018Comment
Newer

proton therapy - the use of protons instead of X-rays - in radiation therapy - specifically target tumors as protons don’t travel beyond the target so there’s a lower risk to healthy tissue.

38 proton radiation therapy centers in the United States.

175,000 patients have been treated worldwide.

25+ types of cancers can be treated with Proton Therapy


 

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