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| May 13, 2011 |
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ProTom International and Atlantic Health System
Partner in Fight against Cancer
Proton therapy center planned for construction
Flower Mound, Texas/Morristown, New Jersey—ProTom International is proud to announce they have entered into an exclusive arrangement with New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System to provide the proton therapy system for the facility that will be built in its North Jersey marketplace. This facility will give Atlantic Health’s physicians and patients access to the most advanced form of treatment for many types of cancer.
“Atlantic Health’s size and remarkable commitment to their patients makes them an ideal partner for ProTom,” said Stephen Spotts, president and chief executive officer of ProTom International. “Their physicians demonstrated an incredible desire to provide their patients with proton therapy. This facility is a crucial step in bringing this treatment to more patients who need it.”
Proton therapy is the next generation in treating solid, non-metastasized tumors. Unlike conventional radiation, proton therapy can deliver a highly precise and direct dose of radiation to the tumor, minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue and reducing side effects.
ProTom’s proton therapy system, the Radiance 330*, provides the most advanced in proton radiation delivery. Their unique technology allows proton therapy centers to be built on a smaller scale at a substantially lower capital cost, while significantly reducing continual operational expenses.
About ProTom International, Inc.
ProTom is a medical device company focused on increasing the availability and accessibility of proton therapy in order to improve treatment outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients. ProTom’s unique and next generation technology allows facilities to be built on a smaller scale and at a substantially lower capital cost and significantly reducing ongoing operational expenses. ProTom is headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas. For more information, visit www.ProTomInternational.com.
About Atlantic Health System
Atlantic Health System is one of the largest non-profit health care systems in New Jersey, comprised of Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center in Summit and Newton Medical Center. The three medical centers -- all accredited by The Joint Commission -- have a combined total of 1,308 licensed beds and more than 2,750 affiliated physicians providing a wide array of health care services to the residents of Northern and Central New Jersey. Specialty service areas include advanced cardiovascular care, pediatric medical and surgical specialties, neurology, orthopedics, and sports medicine. Each of these programs has earned top ratings and recognitions in their respective fields. Atlantic Health System is the official health care partner of the New York Jets and an official health care provider of the New Jersey Devils.
Morristown Medical Center’s Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute performs more heart surgeries than any other hospital in New York or New Jersey, and is one of 20 facilities across the country to perform catheter-based repair and replacement of valves on both sides of the heart. Atlantic Health System’s spine program – where surgeons perform more spine surgery than anywhere else in New Jersey – is one of just 13 hospitals across the country that has received the Gold Seal of ApprovalTM from The Joint Commission, achieving Disease-Specific Care Certification for cervical and lumbar spine treatments. With the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute based at Overlook Medical Center, the hospital serves as the hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, and serves about 40 percent of the state’s stroke patients. The system’s Goryeb Children’s Hospital offers more than 100 board-certified physicians in 20 pediatric specialties. Morristown Medical Center is designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the state of New Jersey.
Atlantic Health System has been chosen for the past three consecutive years by FORTUNE® as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®.” The organization has also been recognized four times by AARP as one of the “Best Employers for Workers over 50.” Inside Jersey magazine partnered with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and ranked Morristown Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in New Jersey and the No. 1 hospital for treatment of heart failure and coronary surgery in the state. The survey findings also establish Overlook as No.1 for the treatment of neurological disorders and No. 2 for stroke treatment in NJ. Atlantic Health System is a Major Clinical Research Affiliate with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and is the primary academic and clinical affiliate in New Jersey of Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Mount Sinai Hospital.
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