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Welcome to the Proton Therapy Center. Our cancer specialists are international cancer experts and leaders in the research and treatment of cancer.
Welcome to the Proton Therapy Center. Our cancer specialists are international cancer experts and leaders in the research and treatment of cancer.
The MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center offers the most advanced radiation available to treat cancers of the prostate, lung, head and neck, liver, esophagus and brain, as well as for the treatment of lymphoma, pediatric cancers and other rare tumors.
We pioneered the innovative, extremely precise form of proton therapy known as pencil beam scanning, and our center is part of MD Anderson Cancer Center, which has been ranked one of the nation’s top two hospitals for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1990.
What is proton therapy?
Proton therapy is an advanced type of radiation treatment that uses a beam of protons to deliver radiation directly to the tumor, destroying cancer cells while sparing healthy tissues. Protons enter the body with a low radiation dose, stop at the tumor, match its shape and volume or depth, and deposit the bulk of their cancer-fighting energy right at the tumor.
What is Proton Therapy?
Conditions We Treat
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Squamous cell carcinoma survivor thankful he chose proton therapy
![Buck Martinez sitting at a table at a restaurant wearing a black coat and white and striped shirt.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mdanderson.org/content/dam/mdanderson/images/publications/cancerwise/M/John_Martinez.jpg.resize.jpg)
MD Anderson helps Major League Baseball broadcaster overcome head and neck cancer
![Averi Brown standing in front of a white wall wearing a pink sweatshirt with the words "braveri" on it.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mdanderson.org/content/dam/mdanderson/images/publications/cancerwise/B/Averi_Brown_FB.jpeg.resize.jpg)
Helping my daughter overcome childhood soft tissue sarcoma
![Head and neck cancer survivor Karrie Fath with her mom, Dorothy Gutowski, outside MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mdanderson.org/content/dam/mdanderson/images/publications/cancerwise/F/20201222_PTC_GongGrad_Karrie_Fath_13.jpg.resize.jpg)
Proton therapy spared me from side effects after a head and neck cancer diagnosis
![Naresh Aggarwal, M.D., stands in front of a white wall beside his wife, Usha](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mdanderson.org/content/dam/mdanderson/images/publications/cancerwise/A/Naresh_Aggarwal.jpg.resize.jpg)
Why I traveled across the world for prostate cancer treatment
![Preslie Johnson rings the gong at her last proton therapy treatment on March 5, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mdanderson.org/content/dam/mdanderson/images/publications/cancerwise/J/Preslie_Johnson_PTC_Gong.jpg.resize.jpg)
Adenoid cystic carcinoma caregiver: Finding the right treatment plan for my daughter
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