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 [...]