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Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | October 29, 2015
The Radiance 330 technology
One of the main things that distinguishes the Radiance 330 from proton therapy systems already on the market is its size, said Spotts. He expects his company to succeed because of the ProTom philosophy that proton therapy should be an extension of radiation oncology — not something separate and exotic.
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"We've always believed that proton therapy should be a part of the cancer services of major providers," said Spotts. "We are sending a strong signal to the industry that you can add proton therapy into many — not all — but many existing cancer service providers in an affordable way.
He credits much of the savings to the design of the particle accelerator the Radiance 330 depends on, which is called a synchrotron. It requires less shielding and is many times lighter than most of the 200-plus-ton accelerators, called cyclotrons, that most proton systems depend on.
The system has a treatment energy range of 70-250 MeV and a capacity of 330 MeV, and the company says it is the only proton beam system with the accelerating capability required for the future of imaging the patient with the beam itself. Adaptive therapy, in which the treatments can be modified throughout the therapy for better targeting, is another benefit Spotts and his colleagues point to when describing the Radiance 330.
The MGH install will be the second one for ProTom. Their first Radiance 330 was installed at the McLaren Proton Therapy Center in Flint, Michigan — a system the company is currently in the process of breaking ties with as part of the bankruptcy filings. "We believe McLaren will be doing modifications to the design — which they can do and have the right to do once that is finalized," said Spotts.
"We are healthier financially than we've ever been," said Spotts. "If there's anything good about a Chapter 11 process it's that it allows the company to get a clean slate, and now we're letting people know that it is safer and easier for them to do business with us than ever before."
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