The University of Kansas Health System is a premier academic health system, providing a full range of care for the region and the state of Kansas. It includes The University of Kansas Physicians, the largest multispecialty physician group in the region.
Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Cancer Hospital affiliate to School of Medicine, UESTC was established in the mid-80s of 20th century, which is III-A hospital (the highest level in Chinese hospital hierarchy ) special in oncology.
Since 1819 RSPAD Gatot Soebroto Hospital, also commonly known as the Presidential Hospital, has been a reference medical institution serving not only Jakarta, but all of Indonesia where it plays a prominent role in the country’s health care provision.
Gynecological cancer such as cervical, endometrial, uterine, vaginal and vulvar cancer can be good indications for proton therapy. Indeed, as it allows for higher doses of radiation to be delivered to the tumor without damaging surrounding healthy tissue and organs, proton therapy reduces radiation dose to the small and large bowel, bladder, kidneys and pelvic bone marrow, which can potentially decrease the impact to urinary and bowel function and result in fewer short- and long-term radiation-induced side effects.1-5 Protons may also help preserve hormone function in younger women by preserving the ovaries6,7.
Lymphoma patients treated with proton therapy are being followed for longer term data and the number of clinical outcome studies is increasing. Proton therapy is one of the best radiotherapy modalities enabling dose reduction to organs at risk such as the heart, lung, esophagus, breast and other structures.1 Reported data has shown encouraging disease control and an expected reduction in long-term adverse effects, given the minimized prescribed dose delivered precisely to the target volume and significant dose reduction to the adjacent normal tissue.2
In the treatment of brain and CNS cancers, a combination of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy is often required. When radiation is indicated, it is crucial to precisely target the dose to the tumor due to the proximity to vitally important healthy brain tissue, the eyes and the optic nerves. Proton therapy is thus an option of choice compared to conventional X-ray therapy, because it delivers a smaller dose to healthy tissue, potentially resulting in less adverse effects such as neurological dysfunction and secondary tumors.1
