February 25, 2016 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced that the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) has treated its first cancer patients with proton therapy at a new $200 million facility.
The 110,000-square-foot center, which houses a 90-ton cyclotron, is the first in the eastern United States to offer ProBeam image guided intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) — the most advanced and precise form of radiation therapy.