Siteman Cancer Center Begins Treatment with Latest Mevion Proton Therapy System
Mevion Medical Systems announced today that the world’s first single-room proton therapy system has completed the upgrade to the latest MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System® with FLASH* capabilities, and has begun treating patients in November at the S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center at Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.
- Mevion Medical Systems announced today that the world’s first single-room proton therapy system has completed the upgrade to the latest MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System® with FLASH* capabilities, and has begun treating patients in November at the S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center at Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.
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The MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System (Photo: Business Wire)
Siteman Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center that draws patients from Missouri, Southern Illinois and beyond. - “Our team also looks forward to advancing FLASH dosimetry research.”
This latest system incorporates Mevion's cutting-edge HYPERSCAN® Pencil Beam Scanning for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) with a proton MLC, along with an advanced 3D imaging system for high-precision Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and adaptive therapy. - These latest capabilities are the result of a collaborative effort between Mevion and Siteman Cancer Center, initiated in 2019.