Pivotal Study of Proton Radiotherapy Treatments Using Fixed Beam Chair-Based Delivery System

Proton beam radiotherapy, first proposed by Robert Wilson at Harvard University in 1946, utilizes an energetic beam of ionized hydrogen nuclei (protons) directed at the tumor volume to effect DNA damage of the targeted cells. Today, there are hundreds of proton treatment centers worldwide and it is considered standard treatment for certain malignancies and/or clinical scenarios