May 1st, 2019 Robert C. Miller, MD, MBA, FASTRO and Nasar Onyeukyu, MD Several medical team members from the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC), including Robert C. Miller, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Medical Director of MPTC, [...]

April 29th, 2019 William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO The Daily Record selected William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Executive Director of MPTC, to receive a [...]

April 24th, 2019 Maryland Proton Treatment Center nursing secretary Sophia San Juan was selected by the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) as the winner of the Administrative Professionals People's Choice Award. She was voted by her UMMC Downtown Campus colleagues as someone who best embodies the C2X Safety Standards and [...]

April 3, 2019 Treatment Room At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, Varian, in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Oncology and the Maryland Proton Treatment Center, presented publicly the first pre-clinical results of its research [...]

April 1, 2019 The May 2019 issue of Baltimore magazine celebrates the top 75 nurses in the region for their extraordinary contributions to healthcare. The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is proud to announce that Senior Clinical Nurse Catherine Palmeri was selected as one of the top nurses. Catherine goes [...]

March 4, 2019 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center was recently featured in the Baltimore Business Journal Cool Digs section, which features modern office spaces around Greater Baltimore. The article explains that the cyclotron, a 90-ton machine, produces a proton beam able to reach across five treatment rooms, roughly the wingspan [...]

February 18, 2019 Maryland Proton Treatment Center Radiation Therapist Racee Taylor was recently featured in an article in the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Scanner, a bimonthly newsletter for radiation therapy professionals. In the article, titled “Mask Painting 101,” Racee talks about her work painting radiation therapy masks for patients. [...]

January 17, 2019 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center is proud to participate in several clinical trials, including the RadComp breast cancer research study featured in a new video. The understanding and treatment of cancer has advanced over the years due in large part to the additional knowledge clinical trials have [...]

January 15, 2019 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) has named Dr. Morton I. Rapoport and Dr. Harry C. Knipp, two highly regarded members of Maryland’s healthcare and business communities, to its board of directors. Dr. Rapoport served for nearly 20 years as president and CEO of the University of [...]

December 12, 2018 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC), the first center in the region to use proton therapy to treat cancer, announced today that it has named Jaime LePage as senior operations manager. LePage will be responsible for the center’s patient experience, working closely with the entire MPTC team [...]

November 12, 2019 Maryland Proton Treatment Center CEO Leigh Howe spoke with the Baltimore Business Journal for their section “In the C-Suite.” "I want every person who is diagnosed with a hard tumor cancer to know that proton treatment is an option that is available to them," Howe told the [...]

October 30, 2018 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC), the first center in the region to use proton therapy to treat cancer, announced today that it has named Laura Miller as chief administrative officer. Miller will be responsible for investor relations, regulatory affairs and marketing. With more than 30 years [...]

October 25, 2018 Maryland Proton Treatment Center Patient Chereez Nel, a 3-year-old girl from South Africa, was featured on ABC Baltimore (WMAR). Chereez has stage 3 undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma cancer. She came to the Maryland Proton Treatment Center in the fall of 2018 and stayed at the Ronald McDonald [...]

October 23, 2018 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center announced today it will continue to expand its international partnerships through an agreement with Istanbul University to train physicians from Turkey. MPTC is the first U.S. proton center to form a partnership with Turkey. The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is currently [...]

October 8, 2018 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is now offering deep-tissue external thermal therapy in combination with high-precision proton-beam radiotherapy as a potential way to boost survival chances for certain cancer patients. MPTC is the only center in the world to offer these two treatments at the same [...]

September 14, 2018 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) joined James McHenry Elementary School Aug. 23 in celebrating the school’s newly renovated kindergarten classroom. MPTC contributed funds for the renovation at the west Baltimore school as well as school supplies for the students. During the event, MPTC unveiled a plaque [...]

September 5, 2018 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) announced today that it has taken a major step in strengthening its balance sheet and capital structure to better position it to treat a growing number of cancer patients with its state-of-the-art therapy. Through the sale of tax-free municipal bonds, MPTC [...]

June 26, 2018 Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) pediatric patient Brixton Henfield received a personalized experience at the National Aquarium for her magic castle wish. All MPTC pediatric patients make three wishes on their first day of proton therapy. Through the generosity of the Children’s Cancer Foundation, MPTC is able [...]

June 26, 2018 Just two years after it opened its doors, the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) has reached a milestone by treating its 1,000th patient. MPTC is successfully treating an array of extremely difficult cancers with proton therapy, an advanced radiation technique that targets tumors with pinpoint accuracywhile limiting [...]

May 9, 2018 Maryland Proton Treatment Center Patient Mary Alston spoke with ABC Baltimore regarding the unfortunate circumstances that led to her cancer diagnosis. On Christmas Eve, Alston was planning to take her own life when police intervened and took her to a hospital. A CT scan revealed a brain [...]

February 14, 2018 Dr. Charles B. Simone II MD, medical director of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center, spoke at the 2017 Radiological Society of North America annual meeting about the benefits of proton therapy in treating the thoracic region in adult and pediatric patients. His presentation was featured in an article [...]

December 22, 2017 Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) Patient John Abell spoke with CBS Baltimore regarding his experience with proton therapy. “Going through this, this new technology and the proton…I don’t want to say it’s fun, but it’s amazing. It’s fun because there’s a great team here,” Abell told CBS. [...]

December 14, 2016 The Varian Medical Systems Spot ON Blog recently featured a post from William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore & Fannie Schneider Foxman Endowed Chair and Professor in Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) and Executive Director of the Maryland [...]

October 23, 2017 Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) Patient Teddy Wind and his family were featured in a story for NBC Baltimore (WBAL) on Teddy’s last day of treatment. Like all MPTC pediatric patients, Teddy made three wishes on his first day of proton therapy. Through the generosity of the [...]

September 28, 2017 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center Executive Director William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, discussed proton therapy on Montgomery Municipal Cable. Dr. Regine appeared on Housecall, a program [...]

August 15, 2017 Proton-beam radiotherapy is safe and appears to be effective in treating some cases of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), an aggressive cancer that accounts for about 10 to 15 percent of all lung cancers, according to a new study published online in the journal Cancer. The study [...]

July 21, 2017 Mark Mishra, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, spoke with CBS Baltimore following the brain cancer diagnosis of Senator John McCain. According to the article, “McCain had surgery… to remove a blood clot, which led doctors to find a [...]

June 5, 2017 Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) Patient Emma Capell spoke with CBS Baltimore for a news story that aired on National Cancer Survivors Day 2017. Capell traveled from Australia for treatment at MPTC. Her journey began less than a year ago, when she lost hearing in one ear [...]

April 14, 2017 Doctor Radio, a 24/7 national radio channel, recently interviewed Maryland Proton Treatment Center Medical Director Charles B. Simone, II, MD, associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Simone appeared on the April 11 pulmonology show to discuss his recent study [...]

April 14, 2017 Fighting cancer often requires more than medical treatment – patients need help with everything from transportation to discussing the diagnosis with their family and colleagues. The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) Clinical Social Worker, Jessica Giordana, LCSW-C, is available to help patients with these needs. As you [...]

April 5, 2017 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is expanding its reach into Northern Virginia, and patients there will be able to take advantage of the center’s highly advanced and precise radiation treatment approach. MPTC has entered into an agreement with Radiation Oncology Associates (ROA), a respected specialty practice [...]

March 20, 2017 The May 2017 issue of Baltimore magazine celebrates the top 50 nurses in the region for their extraordinary contributions to healthcare. The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is proud to announce that our own nurse manager, Cortney Carnaggio, MSN, RN, was selected as one of the top [...]

March 16, 2017 Maryland Proton Treatment Center Medical Director Charles B. Simone, II, MD, is the senior author of a new study that shows a promising biomarker may facilitate earlier detection and targeted treatment of recurrent disease. The study shows that a blood test to measure levels of circulating tumor [...]

March 10, 2017 DOTmed HealthCare Business News magazine recently published an article titled “Proton therapy clinical training: Three steps to developing an expert team.” The article includes insight from William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore & Fannie Schneider Foxman Endowed Chair and Professor in Radiation Oncology at the [...]

February 15, 2017 February is National Cancer Prevention Month, which is the perfect time to take a step back and reevaluate all those healthy New Year’s resolutions. Take a look at these healthy tips from the Maryland Proton Treatment Center Clinical Nutritionist, Emily Rice, RD, CNSC, LDN. The American Institute [...]

December 29, 2016 The Proton Collaborative Group (PCG) recently announced that the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) Medical Director, Charles B. Simone, II, MD, has been appointed as the Chairman of the PCG Executive Council. The PCG Executive Council provides oversight for all PCG committees, protocol development and approvals, clinical [...]

November 17, 2016 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) has signed a collaboration agreement with WellSpan Health that will enable WellSpan radiation oncologists to work alongside University of Maryland School of Medicine radiation oncology faculty treating cancer patients at MPTC. WellSpan Health is an integrated health system that includes six [...]

October 4, 2016 On Monday, October 3, 2016, WHUR FM in Washington, DC, featured the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) on the Daily Drum show. The Daily Drum host, Harold Fisher, interviewed William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology [...]

September 26, 2016 A spotlight article on the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) ran in the Fall 2016 issue of Maryland’s Health Matters, the University of Maryland Medical System’s quarterly magazine. The article describes the benefits of proton therapy, and it explains that MPTC has the most advanced form of [...]

September 23, 2016 On September 21, 2016 the first television commercial for the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) began airing in Baltimore. The 30-second commercial stars a few MPTC staff members, including Radiation Therapists Raelyn Debner and Anh Kha and Dr. Shahed N. Badiyan, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology [...]

September 16, 2016 It all started with one little boy who was scared of his mask. He needed to wear a mesh mask to help him lay still and in the same position for his radiation treatments. This is a typical part of the experience for any patient that needs [...]

August 5, 2016 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center Executive Director, Dr. William F. Regine, appeared on WBAL TV 11 on August 5, 2016. “Dr. William Regine is like a proud papa as he walks through the brand new Maryland Proton Treatment Center. The new location in west Baltimore is one [...]

June 2, 2016 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center Executive Director, Dr. William F. Regine, appeared on ABC 2 News Baltimore on June 2, 2016. Dr. Regine’s appearance, which took place the day after the center’s grand opening, focused on the benefits of proton therapy. To watch the clip, please click [...]

June 1, 2016 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center celebrated the grand opening of its new $200 million, 110,000-square-foot facility in West Baltimore on June 1, 2016. More than 600 people – faculty members, staff, elected officials, community doctors and cancer survivors – attended the event. June 1 is National Cancer [...]

The Baltimore Sun published an article about the Maryland Proton Treatment Center, titled “New proton radiation center aims to tackle the toughest cancer cases,” on April 3, 2016. “The promise of proton therapy is that it causes less harm in areas near the cancer,” the article states. “Conventional radiation doses [...]

March 28, 2016 The Maryland Proton Treatment Center Executive Director, Dr. William F. Regine, appeared on Maryland Public Television on March 28, 2016. Dr. Regine was interviewed by Jeff Salkin on Direct Connection, and viewers were able to join in and ask questions. To watch the clip, please click here: http://video.mpt.tv/video/2365704649/ [...]

February 23, 2016 On February 23, 2016, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced that the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) treated its first cancer patients with proton therapy at the $200 million facility in the University of Maryland BioPark in West Baltimore. The 110,000-square-foot center, which [...]

February 3, 2016 The establishment of the Maryland Proton Alliance (MPA) was announced on February 3, 2016. MPA is a new organizational framework for proton therapy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) that may serve as a national model for patient-centered cancer care. The Alliance will [...]