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Clinical experience from the first compact IMPT Proton Therapy Center: the advantages of treating in an open gantry environment
The Willis-Knighton Health System, headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, is a not-for-profit community healthcare corporation with four general acute care hospitals and affiliate relationships with several rural hospitals. The Willis-Knighton Proton Therapy Center is the first compact single-room IMPT proton therapy system that was installed in the world.
Under the leadership of Lane R. Rosen, M.D and using the open gantry Proteus®ONE solution with Philips’ Ambient Experience, the clinical team has treated a multitude of malignancies such as brain, breast, lung, prostate, cervical, central nervous system, gynecological and gastrointestinal tumors.