Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium and San Antonio, TX, October 21-24, 2018 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), the world's leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, will showcase how to secure your performance, investment, and future when establishing a proton therapy center at the 60th Annual American Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ASTRO) Meeting and Exhibition being held in San Antonio, Texas from 21-24 October, 2018.

When investing in a technology that will last for over 30 years, the selection of the right partner is of critical importance. During the ASTRO meeting, proton therapy practitioners will share their experience securing, installing, and operating a proton therapy center with IBA during open sessions at the IBA booth.

Proton therapy is considered one of the most advanced forms of radiation therapy. Radiation therapy professionals attending the congress will have the opportunity to discuss with the IBA team the 10 main reasons why they should offer proton therapy to their patients.


Staying 3 steps ahead in proton therapy

Securing performance in proton therapy
With the longest experience treating patients with Proteus®ONE installation, the Shreveport, Louisiana's Willis-Knighton Cancer Center, will showcase its results which demonstrate the clear advantages of the Proteus®ONE open gantry. The optimized workflow of the Proteus®ONE allows treatment of up to 20% more patients than other competitive systems in a record mean time of 16 minutes treatment room time per patient across a wide range of indications.

Terry Wu, PhD, Chief of Physics at Willis-Knighton, will share his experience of over 500 patients treated with Proteus®ONE on the IBA booth, #2033 on Sunday, October 21st, at 2:00 PM and on Monday October 22nd, at 12:30 PM.

In addition, ASTRO attendees will also have the opportunity to discuss with IBA experts and experience IBA's latest developments in the treatment of moving tumors at the IBA booth.

Securing the future in proton therapy
Beaumont Health Proton Therapy Center in Royal Oak, Michigan is a leading research center conducting advanced research in particle physics and radiation therapy. As part of its long lasting joint R&D program with IBA, Beaumont staff have been pioneers in the development of Proton Arc Therapy. Beaumont will share its first results using Proton Arc Therapy.

Peyman Kabolizadeh, MD, PhD, Medical Director at Beaumont Health Proton Therapy Center will share the latest advances on Proton Arc Therapy on Tuesday, October 23rd, at 12:00 PM at IBA's booth, #2033.

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