Proton Therapy

Proton therapy, or proton beam therapy, is a type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer. At a high energy, the positively charged particles can destroy cancer cells.

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June 5, 2014 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new model policy for proton beam therapy ...

Time June 05, 2014
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May 30, 2014 — Varian Medical Systems announced it has signed an agreement with YongLin Healthcare Foundation by which ...

Time May 30, 2014
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May 16, 2014 — Proton therapy is in the proverbial chicken or the egg scenario. Companies are pulling back on ...

Time May 16, 2014
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Proton therapy is becoming more prevalent in cancer treatment as it is the most advanced form of radiation available ...

Time May 01, 2014
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April 21, 2014 — Proton Therapy Center Czech is located in the capital of the Czech Republic and has successfully ...

Time April 21, 2014
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April 15, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems announced an agreement with Chiyoda Technol Corp. for the exclusive distribution ...

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April 2, 2014 — Proton beam therapy, already the most advanced and precise form of radiation therapy for the eradication ...

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March 24, 2014 — ProTom International Inc has received 510(k) clearance for its Radiance 330 Proton Therapy System. The ...

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March 19, 2014 — Hokkaido University and Hitachi Ltd. completed construction of facilities incorporating the Probeat-RT ...

Time March 19, 2014
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March 18, 2014 — Mevion Medical Systems delivered its Mevion S250 proton therapy superconducting synchrocyclotron ...

Time March 18, 2014
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March 14, 2014 — Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "US Proton Therapy Outlook 2017."? Physicians ...

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March 7, 2014 — Accelerator physicists are natural-born problem solvers, finding ever more powerful ways to generate and ...

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February 28, 2014 — A 6-year-old with a highly malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor is the first pediatric patient ...

Time February 28, 2014
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February 20, 2014 — Until recently, cancer patients looking for a precise form of proton radiation therapy – "pencil ...

Time February 20, 2014
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February 6, 2014 — Initial results from a research study reveal that proton radiation therapy can successfully treat ...

Time February 06, 2014
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February 3, 2014 — Initial acceptance test results of ProTom International Inc.'s Radiance 330 Proton Therapy System are ...

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January 22, 2014 — Physicists at the McLaren Proton Therapy Center (MPTC) in Flint, Michigan conducted clinical testing ...

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January 21, 2014 — Three prostate cancer patients were among the first to receive treatment at the Provision Center for ...

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January 17, 2014 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Varian Medical Systems’ updated ProBeam proton therapy ...

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December 30, 2013 — RaySearch Laboratories AB received two orders for its RayStation treatment planning system from the ...

Time December 30, 2013
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