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Several Proton Therapy Facilities
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Loma Linda University Medical Center made history with the first use of protons in hospital
based medical therapy. On October 20, 1990, the first patient was treated with the proton
accelerator. As the USA's first hospital-based proton treatment center for cancer, Loma
Linda University Medical Center offers proton therapy for prostate, lung and brain cancers.
They treat more patients worldwide than any other center of its kind, having delivered
hundreds of thousands treatments in a caring and compassionate way.
...see www.protons.com
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In August 2006, a new cancer treatment became available for the first time in the
Southeast US. Proton therapy provides cancer patients excellent results with fewer
treatment side effects. The state-of-the-art radiation oncology center was made
possible through support from many partners including Shands Hospital, the University
of Florida, and the State of Florida. UFPTI will serve as a center for multidisciplinary
research involving all interests that touch cancer and its treatment.
...see www.floridaproton.org
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The Department of Radiation Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital has an
exceptionally comprehensive radiation treatment program. The radiation oncologists
coordinate patient care with their subspecialty counterparts in Surgical Oncology,
Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Pathology and Diagnostic Radiology. Special equipment
and facilities including the Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, richly complement
this sub specialization of medical talents.
...see www.massgeneral.org
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The Proton Therapy Center at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center offers
the most advanced form of radiation treatment available in the Southwest.
The center is a 94,000 square foot facility including three treatment rooms with gantries
that administer proton beams from 360-degree angles, a fixed-beam treatment room, 16 exam
rooms and a simulation suite with positron emission tomography, computed tomography, and
magnetic resonance imaging for accurate treatment planning.
...see www.mdanderson.org
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