The western Virginia healthcare provider has been raising money for the Carilion Taubman Cancer Center, and announced this week it’s exceeded its goal of $100 million.
Now, Carilion Clinic is embarking on another $50 million initiative to add proton therapy – an especially precise form of radiation therapy. That technology is only available at roughly 50 sites in the United States. This will be the third such facility in Virginia, alongside centers in Fairfax and Hampton Roads.
“Bringing this incredible technology to Southwest Virginia means we’re introducing one of the most advanced and precise tools in cancer care right here at home,” said Tony Seapaul, Carilion’s chief physician executive. “Proton therapy is the most precise form of radiation available today, allowing our clinicians to destroy cancer cells with pinpoint accuracy.”…