One of the great modern accomplishments of medical science is that cancer patients are living longer than ever before. This is largely attributed to the improved ability to fight cancer with improved ...

Measurement set-up showing the 2D array ion chamber detector on top of the motion platform. (Courtesy: Eunsin Lee) Intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) delivered via proton pencil-beam scanning ...

Compact treatment room: model of a gantry-less proton therapy system, with a patient positioning chair and imaging system at the centre. (Courtesy: Fernando Hueso-González) The ability to deliver ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.200050 overviews pencil-beam scanning catheter for intracoronary optical coherence tomography. Cardiovascular disease is one of ...

A comparison of three types of radiotherapy for children's brain tumors suggests that a type of proton therapy called pencil beam scanning offers the best hope of preserving cognitive functions. The ...

America's first and only proton therapy center to treat patients exclusively with pencil-beam scanning is reporting exceptional results in delivering cancer treatment since opening for patient care ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pencil beam scanning proton therapy consistently delivered the lowest amount of radiation to the hippocampus and ...

Mevion Receives 510 (k) Clearance for HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning The MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning is shown here, fully installed at MedStar Georgetown ...

ROCHESTER, Minn.—The Mayo Clinic announced plans Tuesday to open proton beam cancer therapy centers in Minnesota and Arizona that will offer a better-targeted form of radiation treatment than ...

Pencil beam scanning systems shape the delivered radiation dose by “painting” tumors spot-by-spot and layer-by-layer with sub-atomic particles. Prior to HYPERSCAN PBS, scanning proton systems ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mevion Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System ® including HYPERSCAN™ pencil beam scanning (PBS) technology.