World’s Smallest Proton Therapy Systems Begin Operation

A leading provider of proton therapy systems has successfully installed and opened two, modular, single-room proton therapy systems, back-to-back, demonstrating the therapeutic and economic viability of the technology.

The system, which integrates with the standard radiation therapy workflow, provides a proton therapy treatment environment at a significantly lower cost, footprint and complexity, compared to conventional systems.

Mevion Medical Systems (Littleton, MA, USA) set up the MEVION S250 system at two distinct facilities, the Ackerman Cancer Center (Jacksonville, FL, USA) and the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH; New Brunswick, NJ, USA).

The MEVION S250 is the world’s smallest single-room proton therapy system, and uses 90% less energy than existing systems. More...