WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL

First U.S. Patient Successfully Treated with Advanced Proton Arc Therapy for Rare Cancer

10 days ago

• A 46-year-old patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma became the first in the U.S. to receive step-and-shoot proton arc therapy, experiencing minimal side effects despite the cancer's invasion of nerves leading to her brain. • The groundbreaking radiation technique delivers treatment more precisely and continuously than conventional methods, significantly reducing damage to surrounding healthy tissue and allowing the patient to maintain normal daily activities throughout treatment. • Researchers at Corewell Health are already developing the next generation of this technology, called DynamicARC®, which promises even more precise targeting with no lag time between radiation doses and is expected to receive FDA approval next year.