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Advantages of treating certain head and neck cancers with proton therapy Head and neck cancers account for approximately 4% of all cancers in the United States.[1] They include cancers in the [...]

Over the past two decades, proton therapy technology has become more compact and the cost of proton therapy systems has dropped. Today, more than 160,000 people worldwide have received proton [...]

Traditionally the length of three football fields, today’s systems are more compact and in turn, more affordable than ever. Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation treatment that targets [...]

Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation treatment that has been used to treat more than 160,000 people worldwide. By 2030, it is estimated that between 300,000 and 600,000 patients will [...]

One of the trends noted at the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 meeting was the move towards pencil beam scanning. The move towards pencil beam scanning is driven by research [...]

What is a synchrotron? A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator. A particle accelerator is a type of machine that uses electromagnetic fields to accelerate charged particles to very high [...]

Proton therapy, or proton beam therapy, is a type of radiation therapy used in the treatment of cancer. Unlike photon-based forms of external beam radiotherapy, proton therapy enables an intense [...]