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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