BayCare Health System leaders joined Tampa Bay Chamber staff members Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the BayCare Proton Center at the Fred J. Woods Radiation Therapy Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa.
“For me, it’s important to bring the latest technology for cancer treatment to our community,” said John Greskovich, medical director of the BayCare Department of Radiation Oncology. “Proton therapy is a particle therapy that features a minimally invasive proton beam that precisely targets cancerous tumors. At the same time, it spares all of the healthy organs surrounding the tumor.”
“So, it’s very much a technology for difficult to treat cancers that are close to vital organs, such as the brain, brainstem and heart,” he continued. “I’m very proud that we have invested in this.”…