Proton Center of Arkansas UAMS

In July 2023, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute opened a new Radiation Oncology Center with expanded capabilities to provide advanced radiation treatments for children and adults with cancer, including the state’s first Proton Center. The Proton Center of Arkansas center is a collaboration between UAMS Health, Baptist Health, Arkansas Children’s and Proton International. The Proton Center of Arkansas is home to the IBA ProteusONE proton therapy solution and three linear accelerators that customize radiation delivery based on the type and state of a patient’s cancer.

Proton therapy is a treatment option for adults and children with localized malignant and benign tumors that have not spread to other parts of the body. Proton therapy is generally used to treat these types of adult cancers:

• Brain
• Spine
• Breast
• Esophageal
• Head and Neck
• Liver
• Lung
• Lymphomas
• Eye
• Pancreatic
• Sarcomas
• Prostate
• Bone
• Skull