First particle therapy centre in NL being built now

After years of intensive preparation, the construction of the Holland Particle Therapy Centre (HollandPTC), the first proton therapy clinic in the Netherlands, was initiated on 6 May.

HollandPTC is an important initiative of a consortium consisting of LUMC, Erasmus MC and TU Delft. With the construction of this Centre, proton therapy will become available to cancer patients in the Netherlands by mid-2017.

Proton therapy is more focused than regular radiation therapy, enabling treatment in hard-to-reach areas and reducing the severity of side effects. In addition to treating cancer patients with protons, HollandPTC is also focused on ground-breaking clinical-scientific and technological research and education.

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