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Welcome To A New Option in Cancer Treatment
The University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute
Until recently, the treatment of cancer was often just as frightening as the diagnosis. It doesn't have to be that way. At the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, we're committed to changing the way cancer is treated, and the way cancer treatment is experienced. That's why we're developing the newest, least invasive, and most promising tool in use today: proton therapy.
Latest Developments
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New radiation oncology treatment equipment arrives on the First Coast Read more.
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More than 125,000 proton therapy treatments delivered to over 3,700 patients.
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Now treating cancers of the head and neck, base of the skull, lung, sarcoma, pediatrics, prostate, pancreas, pituitary, central nervous system and Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Radiating a 5-Year-Old's Brain was not an Option - Steps Taken to Save a Life. Read more
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Reuters Health reports on UF Proton Therapy Institute study: excellent quality of life after proton therapy for prostate cancer. Watch video
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UFPTI study of men 60 and younger treated for prostate cancer with proton therapy published in medical journal Cancer. Read more.
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Response to study questioning proton therapy for prostate cancer. Read more.
What is Proton Therapy?
A patient who undergoes conventional radiation therapy is exposed to X-rays. As they pass through both healthy and diseased tissue, X-rays leave a track of damage - much like a bullet. This damage can help destroy tumors, but may cause significant harm to surrounding areas.
Protons cause less damage to healthy tissue as they enter the body, and deposit the majority of their destructive energy at the tumor site. As a result, normal, healthy tissue receives less exposure to radiation, resulting in fewer treatment complications.
