Proton therapy Brain cancer

Proton therapy Brain cancer 

Quirónsalud has built the first Proton Therapy Center in Spain. One more step in its commitment to innovation, safety and patient care.
Research, technological innovation and the efforts of medical professionals, are resulting in increasingly safe, effective and personalized cancer treatments. It is the case of proton therapy. An option of radiotherapy 1/10 treatment accessible so far in only 27 centers throughout Europe, and that for the first time will be available in Spain in 2019 by the hand of Quirónsalud.

Quirónsalud proton therapy center capacity 800 patients 

The most cutting-edge technique

Due to the physical properties of protons, proton-beam therapy is currently the world’s most advanced and safest radiation therapy technique for certain tumors. When applied at specific dose levels, protons can act with great precision in the interior of tissue, thus increasing antitumor activity and limiting damage to healthy tissue. As a result, proton-beam therapy is indicated for certain tumor types:
Eye and brain tumors 

How does proton-beam therapy work

The new facility will feature integrated, single-room
treatment outfitted with all the necessary equipment. The
proton-beam therapy system, called Proteus One®, includes
tumor-scanning technology that enables physicians to
deliver the most appropriate radiation dose and target each specific area requiring treatment. The new machine is equipped with highly sophisticated imaging equipment and can rotate 220° around the patient, allowing the beam to be aimed at a tumor from any angle.

What benefits does it have? 

Minimum or no radiation around the tumor, a lower total dosage of radiation per treatment, very significant reduction of risk of secondary tumors and an improvement to the patient’s quality of life are just some of the many benefits that proton therapy offers.
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