Vahagn Nazaryan, Ph.D Vahagn Nazaryan, Ph.D. Proton Therapy for Hampton Roads “HUPTI – Advances in Technology Treating Cancer” Medical Physicist / Assistant Professor Medical Physicist / Assistant Professor Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute October 16, 2010
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Vahagn Nazaryan, Ph.DVahagn Nazaryan, Ph.D..
Proton Therapy for Hampton Roads
“HUPTI – Advances in Technology Treating Cancer”
Medical Physicist / Assistant ProfessorMedical Physicist / Assistant Professor
Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
October 16, 2010
About Proton Therapy� Cancer is the (2nd) largest cause of disease-related death in
the USA and other developed nations.
� Cure achieved for ~45% of all cancer patients using available therapeutic strategies: chemotherapy (5%), surgery (22%), and radiation treatment (12%, 18% in combination with surgery). changing
� Disease is well-localized in 2/3 of patients at time of diagnosis � Disease is well-localized in 2/3 of patients at time of diagnosis
� 50% of USA cancer patients receive radiation treatment, most with external beam.
� Proton therapy is widely recognized as the most effective external beam method in the selective destruction of cancer cells.
Because…….
Prostate Cancer� Cancer of the prostate is the most commonly
diagnosed cancer in men. In 2004, approximately 230,110 US men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, and approximately 29,900 died from the disease.
� From 1992 to 1999, the average annual incidence of prostate cancer among African American men was From 1992 to 1999, the average annual incidence of prostate cancer among African American men was 59% higher than among Caucasian men and the average annual death rate was more than twice that of Caucasian men.
� Many treatment options are associated with undesirable side effects (impotence, incontinence, others)
We have come a long way…
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� The goal
� deliver lethal doses of radiation to the tumor killing cancer
Radiation Therapy
� minimize or eliminate healthy tissue injury.
What is a Proton?www.ethereal.org
Molecules Atoms
Proton is a particle with a diameter of 0.00000000000006
inches and mass of 0.00000000000000000000000006 oz.
It has a positive charge 1.
www.innovation.gov.au
Protons and Neutrons
Treatment Delivery
Proton
patientpatient
tumor
Proton source
% A
BS
OR
BE
DD
OS
E
150
125
Treatment Delivery protons vs. x-rays
% A
BS
OR
BE
DD
OS
E 100
75
50
25
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350
DEPTH IN CM
Advantages of irradiation with Protons
� Deliver minimal dose in front of the tumor
� Deliver maximum dose to the tumor region
NO DOSE behind the tumor� NO DOSE behind the tumor
� Protons destroy tumor more effectively than
x-rays or electrons – protons are ~2000 times2000 times heavier
than electrons
Cure vs. Complications
For xFor x--raysrays
�� A A reduction of dose by 5%reduction of dose by 5% lowers the lowers the chances of curechances of cure significantly from significantly from 65% to65% to15%
�� On the other hand an On the other hand an increase of dose by 5%increase of dose by 5%�� On the other hand an On the other hand an increase of dose by 5%increase of dose by 5%may kill all the cancer but may kill all the cancer but increases the risk increases the risk of complicationsof complications from from 10% to 80%.10% to 80%.
Due to excellent healthy tissue sparing Due to excellent healthy tissue sparing protons protons allow to increase the dose without such high allow to increase the dose without such high
risks of complicationsrisks of complications
A brief tour…
Most of the ~40 ft. tall, 90 ton, gantry is concealed by the walls and floor of the treatment room--the patient only sees the front of the proton nozzle rotating prior to treatment
The gantry supports all equipment necessary for equipment necessary for controlling and monitoring patient treatment.
Rinecker Proton Therapy Centre (Munich) MPRI (IUCF)
A brief tour…
1. Positioning 2. Imaging
3. Planning
4. 4D Customized treatment
NORTHEAST PROTON
THERAPY CENTERNPTC of Mas General Hospital
Boston (2001)
protons (≤ 235 MeV)
cyclotron (IBA)
2 gantries + 2 fixed beams
Proton Therapy in the USA (5 centers)
5 5 newnew projects have been projects have been announced ( )announced ( )
Currently delivering test beam to Currently delivering test beam to
treatment rooms
•HUPTI has accepted the
fitst treatment room in
February
•On track to treat patients in
August 2010
A brief tour –Currently Commissioning First Room
generate the treatment prescription
A brief tour –Imaging System
PET/CT imaging unit from Philips.
generate the treatment prescription
� Radiation Biology (in collaboration with EVMS, NASA)
� Proton Tomography
� Neutron Shielding Materials Research (in
Collaboration Opportunities – Applied Research
� Neutron Shielding Materials Research (in
collaboration with Veritas Medical Solutions)
� Hybrid and Light-weight solutions
� Radiobiologicaly Optimized Therapy Simulations (in collaboration with Varian Medical
Systems)
� Dedicated Imager for Proton Radiotherapy
Guidance and Monitoring (in collaboration with TJNAF)
� Respiration Gating Technologies (in collaboration
Collaboration Opportunities – Instrumentation
Respiration Gating Technologies (in collaboration
with Philips Healthcare)
� Development of QA Tools (in collaboration with CIRS)
Current Status …
�The facility is a $225 million, state-of-the-art treatment and researchcenter.
�Nation's 7th proton therapy facility,
the largest in the world (98,000 sq.ft ),
also a hotel and conference center
�HUPTI will treat over 2,000 patients per year, including 65% prostate cancer treatments. The remaining 35% includes breast, lung, pediatric, and other cancers.
� First patient – August 2010
Put Hampton Roads Put Hampton Roads
“on the map” as“on the map” as aa highhigh--
end medical destination.end medical destination.
� HUPTI website http://www.hamptonproton.org/
� Scientific and Technical Director Cynthia Keppel, [email protected]