Willis-Knighton Proton Therapy Center
Description
Willis-Knighton Cancer Center now offers the most advanced form of cancer fighting technology in the world. Proton Therapy with Pencil Beam Scanning allows us to perform Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT).
Willis-Knighton started installing the $40 million Proteus®ONE, the first compact IMPT proton therapy system in the world in 2013. The Proton Center began treating it's first cancer patients in 2014. Willis-Knighton has again, shown the foresight and leadership to provide therapy not available anywhere in the region.
Location in Museum
The Talbot Museum Digital Archive
Age
2009 to Present