With the acquisition of an innovative integrated 3D scanner technology, the Antoine Lacassagne Center treated a 35-year-old patient with a rare cervical tumor using high-energy proton therapy.
Proton therapy is a highly precise form of radiotherapy that utilizes proton beams to enable very accurate elimination of cancer cells, stopping once the tumor is reached. This limits side effects and allows for the treatment of tumors in both children and adults located near very sensitive organs.
Thus, this technique allows for better targeting of tumors while protecting nearby at-risk organs. The precision of this irradiation requires that the patient be positioned exactly the same way at each session. This ensures that the prescribed dose will be delivered precisely to the intended location.
The Antoine Lacassagne Center, a Cancer Control Center in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, is one of only three establishments in France equipped with a high-energy proton therapy accelerator, thus capable of performing this treatment.
This is a first in France and a significant advancement in that it could allow for the treatment of previously unreachable tumors.
