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 [...]