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There are 11 Proton Centers now in operation and 12 new centers in development.

SAVE THE DATE!

The National Association for Proton Therapy is pleased to announce the second National Proton Therapy Conference will be held on March 31 through April 3, 2014 in Washington, DC at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City. Visit npc2013.com or npc2014.com for more information and check back frequently for updated information.

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New Prostate Cancer Report
Commissioned by NAPT

Prostate Cancer Patients Report Quality of Life Benefits of Proton Therapy.

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:

• SCCA Proton Therapy, A ProCure Center in Seattle, Washington
  
  
• Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
  
  
• Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, Bloomington, Indiana
  
  
• The Roberts Proton Therapy Center at University of Pennsylvania Health System
  
  
• 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
  
  
• CDH Proton Center, A ProCure Center, Chicago Area, Illinois

Other operating centers:

• Massachusetts General Hospital
  

International associate members:

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

Supporting members under construction:

• MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Proton Therapy Center at First Coast Oncology; Jacksonville, Florida



• Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana
  
  

Supporting members in development:

• Proton Institute of New York

Board of Directors: John B. Frick - ProCure Treatment Centers; Stuart Klein - University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute; Stephen Jacobs - Loma Linda University Medical Center; Eric Backes - UPENN; Leonard Arzt - National Association for Proton Therapy