The Bakersfield Californian

Loma Linda University Health, Pioneer of Hospital-Based Proton Therapy, Selects Mevion FIT System to Launch Next Era of Cancer Care

Loma Linda University Health (LLUH), the institution that created the world's first hospital-based Proton Therapy Treatment Center in 1990, and Mevion Medical Systems, the leading provider of compact ...
Business Wire

Loma Linda University Medical Center’s Proton Treatment and Research Center Announces Multiple Clinical Trials Open to Patients

LOMA LINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) currently has openings in eight clinical trials for patients with certain types of cancers of the breast, prostate, ...
ABC7

Loma Linda University Medical Center celebrates 25 years using proton cancer treatment

LOMA LINDA, Calif. (KABC) -- Loma Linda University Medical Center became the first hospital in the country to offer proton therapy to treat some cancers 25 years ago, saving thousands of lives with ...
ABC7

Under-recognized prostate cancer therapy is less invasive, has fewer side effects than radiation

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proton therapy to treat prostate cancer has been available in Southern California for nearly 35 years. It's less invasive and offers fewer side effects compared to conventional ...
Becker's Hospital Review

12 proton therapy advancements

The history of proton radiation therapy dates back almost 70 years to 1946 when the concept of the medical use of fast protons was first explained in a paper by Robert R. Wilson. That triggered a rash ...