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Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Opens
Proton Therapy Center at Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute
Ceremony for the new Proton Therapy Center is set
for Friday, Aug. 26 at 10:00 a.m.



Who:     Leaders from Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health will hold an opening ceremony for the new Proton Therapy Center. Located at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, the center is the first and only proton therapy center in Central Pennsylvania.
During the morning ceremony, remarks will be made by executives and medical leaders of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and Penn Medicine’s Roberts Proton Therapy Center in Philadelphia, as well as a former cancer patient who benefited from this innovative therapy.

What:    Proton therapy is a type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy proton beams to destroy cancer cells. With protons (which are positively charged atoms) as the energy source, proton therapy offers greater precision and accuracy than conventional radiation therapy using X-rays. This proton system, called the ProBeam 360° System by Varian Medical Systems, is the newest, most advanced model in the world.
Proton therapy adds to the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute’s broad array of radiation-therapy services uniquely offered in a single location by a community hospital. An exclusive tour of the center will be available following the ceremony.

Where: Ceremony will be held on the grassy lawn outside the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute
2102 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA

When:   Friday, Aug. 26, 10:00 a.m.