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The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) is a non-profit organization supported by proton center members and is the Voice of the Proton Community. The NAPT promotes education and public awareness for the clinical benefits of proton beam radiation therapy. Founded in 1990, NAPT is an advocate for the advancement of proton therapy. It serves as a resource center for patients, physicians and health care providers, universities, academic medical centers, hospitals, cancer centers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other health care agencies, the U.S. Congress and staff, and the news media.

We are strong advocates for patient access to proton therapy as a superior form of radiation treatment for cancerous tumors that can result in less morbidity and minimum to no side effects.

Supporting operating center members:

  • ProCure Proton Therapy Center in partnership with Princeton Radiation Oncology Group and CentraState Healthcare System, Somerset, N.J.
  • James M. Slater, M.D. Proton Treatment and Research Center at Loma Linda University Medical Center
  • The University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Proton Center, Houston
  • ProCure Proton Therapy Center, Oklahoma City, located at the INTEGRIS Cancer Campus
  • The Roberts Proton Therapy Center at University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
  • CDH Proton Center, A ProCure Center, Chicago Area, Illinois

Other operating centers:

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Indiana University Health Proton Therapy

International associate members:

  • Rinecker Proton Therapy Center, Munich, Germany
  • National Cancer Center/Proton Beam Therapy Center Korea, Seoul, South Korea

Supporting members under construction:

  • ProCure Proton Therapy Center in partnership with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA
  • The McLaren Proton Therapy Center, Flint, Michigan
  • Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program with locations in Rochester, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona
  • The Provision Center for Proton Therapy, Knoxville, Tennessee

Supporting members in development:

  • Proton Institute of New York
  • Pro Sano Systems, Greenville, South Carolina