Our Mission

Penn Radiation Oncology’s mission is committed to three pillars of excellence in patient care, basic and translational research, and premier education and training programs for oncology scholars of all disciplines and backgrounds.

As one of the most comprehensive radiation oncology programs in the world, our department includes an extensive collection of advanced technology:

Proton Therapy
High-Dose Rate (HDR) and Low-Does Rate brachytherapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)

Partial Breast Irradiation
Intensity- Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Gamma Knife Radiation

Home of the Roberts Proton Therapy Center

1st

HUB & Spoke model for proton therapy

15

years of treating patients

World pioneers on advancements in technology and techniques

First in the world to:

Develop Halcyon System with Varian – treated the first patient in 2017
Develop HyperSight Linear Accelerator with Varian – treated first patient in 2023
Open Varian ProBeam 360 Center
Build a HUB & Spoke Model for proton therapy treatment planning
Develop gantry rolling floor for proton therapy system

Develop multi-leaf collimator to shape a proton beam
Develop soft tissue imaging with Cone Beam CT in a proton environment
Treat high volume pencil beam scanning
Offer comprehensive proton therapy training program in partnership with OncoLink
Publish data on FLASH radiation

One of the largest providers of combined academic and community radiation oncology services in the United States

16

radiation oncology practice locations

over 9,500

patients treated every year

11,000

patients treated with Proton Therapy since 2010