Proton Therapy for Cancer

Proton Beam Therapy Treating Cancer by Traveling Abroad

This short film demonstrates and educates those seeking a no surgery and painless treatment for cancer cure with proton beam therapy traveling abroad to the NCC proton center in Seoul Korea. Proton therapy is the most precise form of radiation treatment available for certain cancers and other diseases. It minimizes injury to surrounding tissues. The treatment is painless, non-invasive and people are treated as out patients. continuing their normal activities with minimal side effects....
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From: curtispoling

Time : 10 min 08

Added : 12/08/10 21:30

Proton Treatment gong - cancer gone

September 2, 2010 Lester Langdon gives thanks at MD Anderson Proton Treatment Center that he has completed 38 treatments for cancer.
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From: lesterlangdon

Time : 4 min 56

Added : 02/09/10 23:05

SCCA Proton Therapy

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, together with ProCure Treatment Centers Inc., broke ground in Spring 2011 on a new proton therapy center in north Seattle that will provide a first-of-its-kind treatment option for cancer patients throughout the Northwest. Scheduled to open in 2013 on the campus of Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, the 60000-square-foot facility will be among only a handful of centers in the nation to offer proton therapy.
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From: SeattleCancerCare

Time : 4 min 27

Added : 02/05/11 21:26

MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center's State-of-the-Art Machine Shop

Ever wonder how patient-specific devices are made for MD Anderson's proton therapy treatment? This video showcases the center's state-of-the-art machine shop, and how the specialists program treatment plans into the machines to build compensators and apertures. These are acrylic and brass devices used to shape the beam for optimal treatment. In addition, machine and fabrication specialist, Paul Wisdom, discusses the many quality assurance techniques employed by multiple Proton Therapy Center...
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From: mdandersonorg

Time : 4 min 05

Added : 06/06/11 19:27

Proton Cancer Therapy

A CNN report on proton therapy, a revolutionary new cancer treatment developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
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From: petenowak2000

Time : 1 min 47

Added : 08/04/09 21:08

Scripps Health Announces Proton Therapy Center

Scripps Health announced plans to open the first patient care facility in San Diego County to offer advanced proton therapy to cancer patients. Groundbreaking for the $185 million Scripps Proton Therapy Center is expected in July 2010 and the facility is expected to be open for patient care by spring 2013. Media Contact: Steve Carpowich Phone: 858-678-7183 E-mail: carpowich.stephen@scrippshealth.org
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From: ScrippsHealth

Time : 1 min 44

Added : 29/06/10 00:08

Pediatric Cancer Survivor Gage Hancock-Stevens Sings

12-year-old childhood cancer patient Gage Hancock-Stevens sings two of his favorite songs, "Lean on Me" and "When I Close My Eyes" at Houston's Ronald McDonald House. The MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center team also had the chance to chat with Gage about his passion for music, love of animals, and his thoughtful advice for other kids going through proton therapy treatment. Though Gage has been blind since he was 2 years old, that hasn't stopped him from following his dreams. For more information...
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From: mdandersonorg

Time : 4 min 26

Added : 06/06/11 20:06

Stephanie Minge Shares Her MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center Experience

Osteosarcoma patient Stephanie Minge details her experience at the MD Anderson's Proton Therapy Center, how she tolerated proton therapy treatment, how she's remained so positive and provides advice for other Proton Therapy Center patients who are undergoing similar treatment. Learn more about proton therapy here: mdanderson.org
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From: mdandersonorg

Time : 2 min 36

Added : 07/11/11 15:14

Tags: proton therapy for lung cancer / proton cancer treatments / lung cancer treatment center

Advancing Pediatric Cancer Care: Proton Therapy - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is advancing pediatric cancer care with proton therapy. Proton therapy delivers potent and precise treatment to cancer cells without damaging the normal tissue around them.
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From: ChildrensHospPhila

Time : 2 min 07

Added : 21/02/11 19:25