Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute
| Midwest Proton Therapy Institute | |
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 MPRI | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°11′24″N 86°31′20″W / 39.19000°N 86.52222°WCoordinates: 39°11′24″N 86°31′20″W / 39.19000°N 86.52222°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | Indiana University |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Oncology |
| History | |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.mpri.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Indiana |
The organization formerly known as Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI) now the Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center.[1] The Center offers proton therapy in Bloomington, Indiana, United States, affiliated with the Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center of Indiana University. MPRI began treating patients in 2004, the third active proton therapy center in the United States.[2] MPRI has treated over 1000 patients.[3] MPRI's pediatric program is affiliated with Riley Hospital for Children, which is ranked among the top 30 children's hospitals in the nation.[4] MPRI is the only proton therapy center in the U.S. to use a uniform-scanning beam for dose delivery,[5] which decreases undesirable neutron dose to patients.[6] The IU Health Proton Therapy closed its operation December 5, 2014.
References
- ↑ Press Release
- ↑ Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group
- ↑
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report's 2010-11 edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals
- ↑ MPRI
- ↑ "Influence of beam efficiency through the patient-specific collimator on secondary neutron dose equivalent in double scattering and uniform scanning modes of proton therapy". Med Phys 37 (6): 2910–7. June 2010. PMID 20632602.