Atomic age: Next-gen cancer treatment centers coming soon

Proton therapy, a highly effective but costly way to treat cancer, is a missing link for Tampa Bay’s health care system. A consortium of high-profile organizations aims to change that.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 12:10 p.m. January 27, 2022
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Wikimedia/Cyklotron. A proton therapy machine at a facility in Prague, Czech Republic.
Wikimedia/Cyklotron. A proton therapy machine at a facility in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Tampa Bay is the only major metro area in Florida without a proton therapy treatment center. “A what?” you ask.

 

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