Proton beam hope for asbestos cancer patients

Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer linked to asbestos, but a trial hopes to prolong patient lives.
Cancer Therapy Advisor

Proton Beam Therapy Offers Potential Alternative to Photon Radiotherapy in Pediatric Neuroblastoma

Proton beam therapy induced survival outcomes that were equal to or better than photon radiotherapy, and may represent a viable treatment option for some patients with pediatric neuroblastoma.
Post-Bulletin

With expansion on the way, Mayo Clinic's proton beam therapy program aims to treat as many patients as possible

ROCHESTER — When Derek Gerlach, then 10 years old, was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer in November 2018, his treatment began almost immediately. Within a month, Derek underwent surgery to remove ...
Fred Hutch

The Beam: Updates from proton patients; new CT machine; alcohol and cancer; meet our new IT specialist

The turn of the calendar year marks a natural time to check in, evaluate goals, measure success and reset for the coming year and former patients of Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy are no ...
Fred Hutch

The Beam: Proton therapy conference recap, your protein needs during therapy, meet Jillian Wimberly

A contingent of Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy staff attended the National Association of Proton Therapy (NAPT) Conference in Boston last month. The conference, which hosted 335 members ...
Nature

Proton Beam Writing and Ion Beam Applications

Proton beam writing (PBW) and ion beam applications represent a cutting‐edge suite of techniques for material patterning and modification at the micro‐ and nanoscale. PBW utilises focussed MeV proton ...
The Conversation

Proton beam therapy: A modern treatment for cancer, but not in Canada (yet)

Derek Tsang receives research grant funding from ACCESS (https://accessforkidscancer.ca), the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, and the US National Cancer Institute. Tsang also received travel ...