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Mevion and Proton International to Partner on Two Proton Therapy Centers

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Oncology, Medical devices, Health, Hospitals, Radiology, Biotechnology, Radiation therapy, Medical physics, Medicine, Health sciences, Applied sciences, Proton therapy, Pencil-beam scanning, Pencil, Proton, HyperScan, Therapy

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    The new centers will feature the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS).
  • Today, more cancer centers are considering providing compact proton therapy to their patients because of the technology Mevion has advanced.
  • Mevions flagship product, the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN pencil beam scanning, is the worlds smallest proton therapy system that eliminates the obstacles of size, complexity, and cost that exists with other proton therapy systems.
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    Proton International, www.protonintl.com , has an experienced team dedicated to bringing proton therapy to patients.

Danbury Proton Selects Mevion To Equip New Treatment Center

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Radiology, Biotechnology, Practice Management, Managed care, Oncology, Health, Medical devices, Other Health, Radiation therapy, Medical physics, Proton, Applied sciences, Proton therapy, Danbury, Connecticut, Academic disciplines, Pencil-beam scanning, Pencil, PROTON Holdings, Physics, HyperScan

Mevion Medical Systems announced today that it has signed an agreement with Danbury Proton to purchase the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) to equip their new center in Danbury, CT. Danbury Proton has recently published a notice of intent to submit a Certificate of Need (CON) to the Connecticut State Office of Health Strategy for a new state-of-the-art center that is slated to employ over 30 full-time employees.

Key Points: 
  • Mevion Medical Systems announced today that it has signed an agreement with Danbury Proton to purchase the MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) to equip their new center in Danbury, CT. Danbury Proton has recently published a notice of intent to submit a Certificate of Need (CON) to the Connecticut State Office of Health Strategy for a new state-of-the-art center that is slated to employ over 30 full-time employees.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200421005152/en/
    Rendering of the future Danbury Proton center.
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    The MEVION S250i with HYPERSCAN was the logical choice to equip our new center, said Stephen Courtney, managing director of Danbury Proton.
  • Mevion Medical Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of compact proton therapy systems for use in radiation treatment for cancer patients.

Mevion Announces Sales of Two HYPERSCAN System Upgrades

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Health, Medical devices, General Health, Radiation therapy, Medical physics, Radiobiology, Applied sciences, HyperScan, Mattel, Academic disciplines, Pencil-beam scanning, Proton therapy, Pencil, Physical sciences, PROTON Holdings

Mevion Medical Systems announced today the sales of two HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning upgrades to American Shared Hospital Services (ASHS) .

Key Points: 
  • Mevion Medical Systems announced today the sales of two HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning upgrades to American Shared Hospital Services (ASHS) .
  • The upgrades add HYPERSCAN technology to the two Mevion proton therapy systems previously purchased by ASHS.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190402005415/en/
    MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning.
  • With these system upgrades, ASHS will now be able to offer the most precise proton therapy systems to their customers.

Allcure Kangtai Selects Mevion Compact Proton Therapy System to Equip Hospital in Southwest China

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Health, Biotechnology, Hospitals, Medical devices, Radiation therapy, Medical physics, Medicine, Applied sciences, Physical sciences, Radiobiology, Proton, Proton therapy, Pencil-beam scanning, Pencil, Therapy, HyperScan

Mevion Medical Systems announced today it has signed a contract with Allcure Kangtai Proton Technology Co., Ltd. in China for the purchase of a MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning technology in late December.

Key Points: 
  • Mevion Medical Systems announced today it has signed a contract with Allcure Kangtai Proton Technology Co., Ltd. in China for the purchase of a MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning technology in late December.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190213005203/en/
    The MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System (Photo: Business Wire)
    As the global leader in compact proton therapy systems, Mevion was the first company to innovate this new approach to proton therapy and continues to transform the industry and patient care with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning .
  • Mevion is proud to partner with Allcure Kangtai to deliver advanced proton therapy systems for Chinese cancer patients, said Tina Yu, CEO of Mevion Medical Systems.
  • Mevion Medical Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of compact proton therapy systems for use in radiation treatment for cancer patients.

Mercy Hospital St. Louis Purchases Mevion Compact Proton Therapy System

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Monday, January 7, 2019
Health, Hospitals, Oncology, Radiology, Radiation therapy, Medical physics, Medicine, Radiobiology, Health, Physics, Proton, Proton therapy, Pencil-beam scanning, Pencil, Therapy, HyperScan

Mevion Medical Systems has announced it has signed a contract with Mercy Hospital St. Louis for the purchase of a MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning technology.

Key Points: 
  • Mevion Medical Systems has announced it has signed a contract with Mercy Hospital St. Louis for the purchase of a MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System with HYPERSCAN Pencil Beam Scanning technology.
  • Mercy Hospital is purchasing a proton system with HYPERSCAN technology , which is the most advanced form of pencil beam scanning proton therapy on the market.
  • Today, more cancer centers are considering providing compact proton therapy to their patients because of the technology Mevion has advanced.
  • Mevion Medical Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of compact proton therapy systems for use in radiation treatment for cancer patients.

RaySearch Laboratories: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital now Clinical With RayStation and Hyperscan

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Medical physics, Radiation therapy, Health, Radiobiology, Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, HyperScan, Mattel, Pencil-beam scanning, Proton therapy, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedSTAR

STOCKHOLM, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., has begun patient treatments using the RayStation treatment planning system in combination with Mevion's Hyperscan pencil beam scanning system.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., has begun patient treatments using the RayStation treatment planning system in combination with Mevion's Hyperscan pencil beam scanning system.
  • The combination of RayStation and Mevion's Hyperscan technology enables clinicians at MedStar Georgetown to plan and treat patients with the advantage of very sharp field edges and minimized radiation to critical structures.
  • Johan Lf, CEO of RaySearch, says: "We are very pleased to see this groundbreaking patient treatment at MedStar Georgetown, using RayStation in combination with Mevion's Hyperscan technology.
  • Proton therapy is an important focus area and RaySearch is committed to supporting all the latest techniques and systems.