Ron Rivera thinks about that day every time it comes up on the calendar. Being told he had cancer is not something he can easily forget. The first thing that…
In the next two years, UW Health, the health system associated with the University of Wisconsin, will be the first medical institution worldwide to clinically treat cancer patients sitting upright…
August 30, 2022: The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) commends the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) indefinite delay of the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model (RO Model):…
For many families, cancer is the fight of their lives, but the News4 I-Team found some are having to endure another fight they never expected: getting their treatment covered by…
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PROTON THERAPY HONORS JAY LOEFFLER, MD AS THE 2022 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT Contact: JJ Vitale, NAPT Director of Communication ● jj@proton-therapy.org ● 202.919.4536 March 7, 2022…
One-third of the 1,001 physicians surveyed (PDF) by the AMA in December reported that prior authorization has led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care. More specifically, the…
Here are 7 hot radiation therapy technology trends discussed in sessions and on the expo floor at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2021 annual meeting. 1. Flash Therapy…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JJ Vitale jj@proton-therapy.org 904.635.5035 December 8, 2022: The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) applauds the House of Representatives for approving the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers…
From New Hampshire to Alabama, more than 20 of the 38 proton therapy centers in the U.S. are scattered across the East coast. Out West, these cutting-edge cancer treatment facilities are…
