Medical News Today: Cancer: Proton therapy has fewer side effects than X-ray radiation
A first-of-its-kind study compares the cure rates and side effects of proton therapy and X-ray radiation for people with various forms of cancer. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Colliding lasers double the energy of proton beams
(Chalmers University of Technology) Researchers from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg present a new method which can double the energy of a proton beam produced by laser-based particle accelerators. The breakthrough could lead to more compact, cheaper equipment that could be useful for many applications, including proton therapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Inside the new MedStar Georgetown proton therapy center in D.C.
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has taken the lead in the Washington, D.C.-area proton therapy arms race.
Though, it’s a fleeting accolade.
The hospital unveiled to guests and media Wednesday its new proton therapy center — a $40 million investment — marking the beginning of a new treatment available to eligible cancer patients. It’s one of about 30 proton centers across the country, billed a s the only one of its kind in the region.
Although, the Maryland Proton Treatment Center… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
Women with breast cancer needed for unique clinical trial
University of Cincinnati researchers plan to enroll more than 20 women with early stage breast cancer in a unique clinical trial, which will involve the most expensive medical device in the region.
The trial will involve proton radiotherapy designed to zap cancer with particles that travel faster than a bolt of lightning – and with great precision.
Treatment will take place at the $120 million Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/UC Health Proton Therapy Center in Butler Coun ty,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news
UC seeks women with breast cancer for unique clinical trial
University of Cincinnati researchers plan to enroll more than 20 women with early stage breast cancer in a unique clinical trial, which will involve the most expensive medical device in the region.
The trial will involve proton radiotherapy designed to zap cancer with particles that travel faster than a bolt of lightning – and with great precision.
Treatment will take place at the $120 million Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/UC Health Proton Therapy Center in Butler Coun ty,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news
Inside the new MedStar Georgetown proton therapy center
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has taken the lead in the local proton therapy arms race.
Though, it’s a fleeting accolade.
The hospital’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center unveiled to guests and media Wednesday its new proton therapy center — a $40 million investment — marking the beginning of a new treatment available to eligible cancer patients. It’s one of about 30 proton centers across the country, billed as the only one of its kind in the region.
But Greater Washington’s… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 22, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
Inside the new MedStar Georgetown proton therapy center
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has taken the lead in the local proton therapy arms race.
Though, it’s a fleeting accolade.
The hospital unveiled to guests and media Wednesday its new proton therapy center — a $40 million investment — marking the beginning of a new treatment available to eligible cancer patients. It’s one of about 30 proton centers across the country, billed as the only one of its kind in the region.
But Greater Washington’s other hospitals have long been competing… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 22, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
Proton therapy for cancer lowers risk of side effects
(Washington University School of Medicine) Proton therapy results in fewer side effects than traditional X-ray radiation therapy for many cancer patients, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania. Even with reduced side effects, proton therapy resulted in cure rates similar to those of X-ray radiation therapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 22, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Proton therapy lowers risk of side-effects compared to conventional radiation
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Cancer patients getting proton therapy instead of traditional photon radiation are at a significantly lower risk of experiencing side-effects from their radiation therapy, while cure rates are almost identical between the two groups. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Proton Therapy Center in Prague Becomes First Czech Clinic to Order RayStation
STOCKHOLM, May 17, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Proton Therapy Center Czech (Prague PTC) is the only one of its kind in Czechia, and it has selected RayStation® as its sole treatment planning system. This is RaySearch's first orde... Devices, Oncology RaySearch Laboratories, RayStation, treatment planning, proton therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 17, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at New Treatment Center in ...
PALO ALTO, California and SINGAPORE, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- At a ceremony in Singapore today, Varian (NYSE: VAR) announced, in partnership with Proton Therapy Pte., Ltd, the completion of the cyclotron installation for the Varian ProBeam® Compact single-room proton therapy system at Biopolis, an international biomedical research hub. The cyclotron is a core piece of equipment in the ProBeam proton therapy system. This installation marks a...This story is related to the following:Medical Devices | (Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Med...
Source: Industrial Newsroom - Health, Medical and Dental Supplies - May 15, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Source Type: news
Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at New Treatment Center in Singapore
PALO ALTO, Calif. and SINGAPORE, May 14, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- At a ceremony in Singapore today, Varian (NYSE: VAR) announced, in partnership with Proton Therapy Pte., Ltd, the completion of the cyclotron installation for the V... Devices, Oncology Varian Medical Systems, ProBeam, proton therapy, radiotherapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 14, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Varian and Shandong Cancer Hospital Form Proton Therapy Clinical Application and Research Partnership in China
PALO ALTO, Calif. and JINAN, China, May 9, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Shandong Cancer Hospital in China, for proton therapy clinical a... Devices, Oncology Varian Medical Systems, ProBeam, proton therapy, radiotherapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 9, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Memory could be better protected in kids with brain tumors if treated with proton therapy
(European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)) A comparison of three types of radiotherapy for children's brain tumors suggests that a type of proton therapy called pencil beam scanning offers the best hope of preserving cognitive functions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 29, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
New approach for range prediction improves accuracy of proton therapy
(Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf) Today marks the beginning of a new era in treatment planning at the University Proton Therapy Dresden of the University Hospital in Dresden: for the worldwide first time, a new approach increases the accuracy, safety and probably also the tolerability of proton therapy. The range prediction procedure was developed and extensively validated by medical physicists from the Dresden OncoRay Center, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
