Tag Archives: radiation therapy

Mayo Clinic to Break Ground in Rochester for New Proton Beam Therapy Program

September 14th, 2011 - 11:00 am

Update: Video of ground breaking ceremony can be found at the bottom of this post. Journalists: For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic will take another step toward a new era in … Continue reading →

By joedangor | Posted in Cancer, Events, Radiology | Tagged Foote, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, proton beam therapy, radiation therapy, Rochester | Leave a comment

Radiation Oncology Treatment Center Opens in Northfield

June 27th, 2011 - 8:37 am

Mayo Clinic is hosting a grand opening ceremony for its new radiation oncology treatment center in Northfield, Minn. on Monday, June 27, at 3 p.m. The new 13,000 square-foot facility employs 12 people and is located at 1821 North Ave. … Continue reading →

By joedangor | Posted in Cancer | Tagged Cancer Treatment, Mayo Clinic, Northfield, oncology, radiation therapy | Comments (2)

Citing Benefits to Treating Patients with Cancer, Mayo Clinic Approves Construction of Pencil Beam Proton Scanning Facilities in Minnesota and Arizona

November 16th, 2010 - 9:00 am

Mayo Clinic announced plans to establish the Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program as part of Mayo’s national three-site cancer center in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida. The new program will employ intensity modulated proton therapy — based on pencil beam … Continue reading →

By Nicole Engler | Posted in Cancer, Radiology | Tagged Foote, Mayo Clinic, proton beam therapy, radiation therapy | Comments (3)

Brain Tumors: Best Treatments for Long-Term Survival

December 3rd, 2008 - 8:08 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study found that patients with low-grade gliomas survived longest when they underwent aggressive surgeries to successfully remove the entire tumor. If safely removing the entire tumor was not possible, patients survived significantly longer when surgery was … Continue reading →