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 ...

One of the great modern accomplishments of medical science is that cancer patients are living longer than ever before. This is largely attributed to the improved ability to fight cancer with improved ...

Radiotherapy is a key treatment modality in the clinical management of cancer. Advances in recent years have broadened the tool kit available to oncologists, including the development of proton beam ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pencil beam scanning proton therapy consistently delivered the lowest amount of radiation to the hippocampus and ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ began treating patients with its advanced PROBEAT-V proton therapy system on March 14. The ...

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Derek Tsang receives research grant funding from ACCESS (https://accessforkidscancer.ca), the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, and the US National Cancer Institute. Tsang also received travel ...

PHOENIX & ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic today announced plans to establish the Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program as part of Mayo’s national three-site cancer center in ...

Proton therapy has emerged as a highly precise modality in radiotherapy, utilising accelerated proton beams to deposit dose in a controlled manner and thereby spare surrounding healthy tissues.