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Loma Linda University to Dedicate Proton Treatment Center to Cancer Therapy Pioneer James M. Slater, M.D.
Date:12/4/2007

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"I became very interested in proton beam therapy during my residency in radiotherapy in the 1960s when I saw the devastating side effects that untargeted radiotherapy has on cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment," said Dr. Slater. "I realized that this problem could be minimized if normal-tissue exposure to radiation was reduced."

After receiving a National Institutes of Health fellowship to study radiation therapy at the University of Texas's Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in the late 1960's, Dr. Slater used his physics background to develop several devices to deliver more targeted therapies. But it wasn't until the 1970s when he was appointed director of the Radiotherapy Section of the Department of Radiation Sciences at LLUMC that Dr. Slater began investigating proton therapy and computed tomography (CT). By the early 1980s, further development of CT and MRI in the medical world, combined with increased computing capabilities, made development of a hospital-based proton treatment system feasible.

In 1984, Dr. Slater started dedicated work toward developing a variable-energy proton delivery system that would be hospital-based, safe, dependable and easily upgradeable. With the scientific backing of Proton Therapy Co-Operative Group, as well as cooperation from the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to build the world's smallest proton synchrotron to deliver a beam of energy to reach deep tumors in patients, Dr. Slater gained the backing of LLU to develop the Proton Treatment Center.

For more information visit http://www.protons.com.

About the James M. Slater, M.D., Proton Treatment and Research Center, and Loma Linda University Medical Center

The James M. Slater, M.D., Proton Treatment and Research Center at Loma Linda University Medical Center was the first hospital-based proton therapy facility in the world. Established in 1990, it was the
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