Measurement set-up showing the 2D array ion chamber detector on top of the motion platform. (Courtesy: Eunsin Lee) Intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) delivered via proton pencil-beam scanning ...

Dose distributions for (left) an uncollimated plan and (centre) a plan with apertures for proton therapy of an optic glioma; the right panel shows the dose differences. The use of apertures reduces ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.200050 overviews pencil-beam scanning catheter for intracoronary optical coherence tomography. Cardiovascular disease is one of ...

The nation's first and only proton therapy center to treat patients exclusively with pencil-beam scanning is reporting exceptional results in delivering cancer treatment since opening for patient care ...

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immunotherapy: A real-world retrospective study.

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems and Proton International announced today that they have signed a two-system contract to bring Mevion’s compact proton therapy solution to new ...

Totally neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy with mFOLFOX6 in locally advanced rectal cancer: A single-arm phase II study (FOTAC). A randomized phase II study of mFOLFOX6 plus bevacizumab versus ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems today announced the upgrade of the MEVION S250 Proton Therapy System at the S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center at Siteman Cancer Center, ...

In early February, Fred Hutch began treating patients with ocular melanoma who've been recommended for proton therapy with a sophisticated new technique known as “pencil beam scanning” or PBS. Medical ...

Proton therapy is a form of radiation that reduces the total amount of radiation to the tissues surrounding the tumor, which could potentially lead to fewer side effects. If you have prostate cancer, ...