Penn Medicine's Roberts Proton Therapy Center Celebrates 15 Years

Key Takeaways

The Roberts Proton Therapy Center has treated over 10,600 patients since 2010, integrating with the Abramson Cancer Center.
It serves as a treatment planning hub for other Penn Medicine proton therapy centers.
The center is recognized for pioneering research, including FLASH radiotherapy, and extensive training programs.
The Penn Radiation Medicine Institute will further expand the center's global impact, having trained staff from 27 proton therapy centers worldwide.

The Roberts Proton Therapy Center at Penn Medicine celebrated its 15th anniversary on January 24, 2025.

Penn Medicine's Roberts Proton Therapy Center

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The Roberts Proton Therapy Center at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia celebrated its 15^thanniversary with an event to recognize and appreciate the center’s clinical, research, and administrative staff members on January 24, 2025.

More than 10,600 adult and pediatric patients have received treatment at the Roberts Proton Therapy Center since it opened in 2010. The Roberts Proton Therapy Center is fully integrated with Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and serves as the treatment planning hub for the proton therapy centers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and the Penn Medicine | Virtua Health Proton Therapy Center.

The Roberts Proton Therapy Center is known for pioneering research, including FLASH radiotherapy, and training programs. The newly established Penn Radiation Medicine Institute will expand the global impact of the center, which has trained staff from 27 proton therapy centers across the world over the last 15 years.