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Easing Patient Fears of Radiation Treatment, Via Virtual Reality
October 24, 2024
For a patient facing radiation therapy for cancer, the process is filled with unknowns. Imagine if, before their first dose of radiation—in addition to talking with their care team and reading about what to expect during treatment—they could personally shadow another patient’s treatment and get a private behind the scenes tour with the team members involved in every step of their care.
Proton International London Advances Proton Beam Therapy Training
July 23, 2024
Proton International London is delighted to announce a new online training for its oncologists who are interested in being trained to start treating with proton beam therapy. The Penn Radiation Medicine Institute at the University of Pennsylvania will provide a comprehensive education programme that meets NHS clinical training requirements for proton therapy.
Dr. Neha Vapiwala voted President-elect of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
July 17, 2024
During her four-year term on the Presidential track, Dr. Vapiwala will represent the society’s 10,000 members, who include physicians, physicists, biologists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, nurses, and other professions involved in radiation oncology care.
Patient-powered proton study looks at long-term side effects
May 29, 2024
The RadComp study asks, could proton therapy reduce some long-term side effects while maintaining comparable cure rates to traditional radiation?
Extending the reach of proton therapy
May 29, 2024
The world’s largest and most advanced center for proton beam radiation is applying its expertise to treat patients in communities beyond Philadelphia.
FLASH forward to an ultra-fast new form of radiation
May 29, 2024
An experimental method delivering proton therapy radiation in just a few doses lasting mere seconds each, could be a paradigm shift in radiation therapy.
The Power of Protons
May 29, 2024
Penn Medicine has treated more than 10,000 cancer patients with proton therapy—while leading the way in research on the healing potential of these positive particles.
Proton therapy centre in Ben Stelter’s honour announced | Edmonton Oilers
March 15, 2024
WestCan Proton Therapy Inc. has announced their plans to invest in Canada’s first proton therapy treatment centre to be built in Edmonton. The centre will officially be named in honour of Ben Stelter, beloved six-year-old Edmonton Oilers super-fan and team ambassador whose father, Mike, was recently a recipient of proton therapy.
HMC partners with Penn Medicine for Middle East Proton Therapy Summit
January 28, 2024
Hamad Medical Corporation has collaborated with the Penn Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology at University of Pennsylvania Health System for the Middle East Proton Therapy Summit, a pivotal event that took place recently for the first time in Qatar and the Middle East.
Proton therapy on an upward trajectory while FLASH treatment schemes get ready to shine
October 24, 2023
While proton therapy has well and truly arrived as a mainstream treatment option in radiation oncology – there are currently 42 operational proton facilities in the US and a further 13 centres under construction – it’s evident that the clinical innovation is only just getting started when it comes to at-scale deployment of protons for the treatment of cancer.
Varian Receives FDA 510(K) Clearance for Halcyon and Ethos Radiotherapy Systems Featuring HyperSight Imaging Solutions and Announces First Patient Treatment
February 2, 2023
On February 1, a cancer patient at Penn Medicine became the first person in the world to be treated on a Halcyon system equipped with HyperSight.
How One Doctor-Patient Relationship Could Change How Women Are Treated for Gynecologic Cancers
February 2, 2023
At Penn Medicine’s Jordan Center for Gynecologic Cancers, radiation oncologist Neil Taunk, MD, cultivates a professional but friendly relationship with his patients…
Dogs Paving the Way for Potential New Cancer Treatment for Humans
December 8, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Dogs are paving the way for a potential new cancer treatment for human beings, and the revolutionary therapy is being tested in Philadelphia…
A FLASH of Radiation may lead to new cancer care for people and pets alike
November 9, 2022
Led by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Keith Cengel and the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Brian Flesner, a new study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of treating oral cancer in dogs with a palliative radiation in just two clinic visits.
Proton Therapy Beams into South Jersey
October 27, 2022
Five years ago, Deb Harris of Voorhees, N.J., was diagnosed with stage-four glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She underwent a successful surgery at Penn Medicine, but that surgery was just the start…
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Holds Opening Ceremony for New Proton Therapy Center at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute
August 26, 2022
In early 2018, Chuck Hurley was a healthy 41-year-old, married father of two small children when he experienced an ear infection that would not go away. He and his family were shocked to learn that he had a rare form of cancer in his ear…
Penn Medicine Awarded $12.3M NIH Grant to Study Ulta-Fast, High-Dose FLASH Radiation Therapy for Cancer
March 1, 2022
Researchers to study best methods for administering emerging form of radiotherapy treatment with shorter duration and frequency.
Penn First in the World to Treat Patient with New Radiation Technology
September 21, 2017
Varian Halcyon™ system streamlines training, shortens patient treatment time.