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http://articles.dailypress.com/2010-12-03/news/
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he best-kept secret in cancer treatment is gaining widespread attention in part from local news at Hampton University.
When the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute officially opened in October, it put proton therapy on the map not only in Virginia, but the entire Mid-Atlantic region. It was one of the most important medical headlines of the year. HU joins the ranks of such prestigious institutions as Massachusetts General Hospital, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Pennsylvania and Loma Linda University Medical Center, plus four other operating proton centers nationwide.
Now comes the Mayo Clinic, one of the most respected medical facilities in the world, adding its name to the proton community. The Mayo Clinic just announced it intends to develop and build not one but two proton centers — an investment estimated at $370 million — on its campuses in Rochester, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona.
Let's also throw in New York's revered Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. MSK received initial approval from the state to develop a $235 million proton center in Manhattan, leading the way with a consortium of five academic medical centers.
The promise of proton therapy is at last coming to fruition.
It was more than 60 years ago that researchers and physicists theorized that energized sub-atomic particles could be put to good use in fighting cancer. We could split atoms not just to produce weapons, but to save lives. In fact, President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" program paved the way for important medical breakthroughs in nuclear medicine and radiation technologies that we use today — including proton beam radiation.
Proton therapy represents the most advanced form of radiation treatment available in the world. Some scientists refer to proton therapy as the "holy grail" of all radiotherapies because of the proton beam's ability to precisely target tumors and spare radiation effects on surrounding healthy tissue.
Doctors know that proton therapy offers more effective radiation treatment than conventional X-ray radiotherapy and is the preferred option for certain types of cancer. The benefits in treating cancers near critical structures such as the eye, brain, lung and prostate, and the value of protons in treating cancer in children, are undeniable.
http://articles.dailypress.com/2010-12-03/news/
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQVnBqnKNrXDsr_sS4J1jIqrdUjl6r0W h7f5MIsjQd7hb9MsIOw
he best-kept secret in cancer treatment is gaining widespread attention in part from local news at Hampton University.
When the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute officially opened in October, it put proton therapy on the map not only in Virginia, but the entire Mid-Atlantic region. It was one of the most important medical headlines of the year. HU joins the ranks of such prestigious institutions as Massachusetts General Hospital, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Pennsylvania and Loma Linda University Medical Center, plus four other operating proton centers nationwide.
Now comes the Mayo Clinic, one of the most respected medical facilities in the world, adding its name to the proton community. The Mayo Clinic just announced it intends to develop and build not one but two proton centers — an investment estimated at $370 million — on its campuses in Rochester, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona.
Let's also throw in New York's revered Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. MSK received initial approval from the state to develop a $235 million proton center in Manhattan, leading the way with a consortium of five academic medical centers.
The promise of proton therapy is at last coming to fruition.
It was more than 60 years ago that researchers and physicists theorized that energized sub-atomic particles could be put to good use in fighting cancer. We could split atoms not just to produce weapons, but to save lives. In fact, President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" program paved the way for important medical breakthroughs in nuclear medicine and radiation technologies that we use today — including proton beam radiation.
Proton therapy represents the most advanced form of radiation treatment available in the world. Some scientists refer to proton therapy as the "holy grail" of all radiotherapies because of the proton beam's ability to precisely target tumors and spare radiation effects on surrounding healthy tissue.
Doctors know that proton therapy offers more effective radiation treatment than conventional X-ray radiotherapy and is the preferred option for certain types of cancer. The benefits in treating cancers near critical structures such as the eye, brain, lung and prostate, and the value of protons in treating cancer in children, are undeniable.