Latest PSI research news 1 Protons against lung cancer In November 2021, a 60-year-old patient with a lung tumour was irradiated with protons at the Centre for Proton Therapy in Switzerland. This is the first time in Switzerland that this type of radiation has been used to treat lung cancer. The seven-week course of therapy is part of an international study. PSI is taking part in the study together with the Radiooncology Centre of the Aarau and Baden cantonal hospitals – as the only participating institutions outside the USA. The study is comparing the treatment success of conventional radiation therapy with that of proton therapy for non-small cell bronchial carcinoma – the most common form of lung cancer – at an advanced, inoperable stage. This use of proton irradiation to treat a patient with lung cancer opens the next chapter in proton therapy at PSI. Further information:
http://psi.ch/en/node/48039
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25
years ago, the spot scanning technique in proton therapy was first used at PSI.
62
years old was the age of the world’s first patient to be given this treatment at PSI.
2,000
patients, approximately, have received this therapy at PSI to date.
