The Trento Proton Therapy Centre is a highly specialized facility dedicated to treating tumours through the use of sophisticated and innovative technology.
Proton Therapy is a type of precision radiation treatment that uses heavy particles - protons - to irradiate tumour cells.
The proton beams are able to release the doses with extreme precision, saving the surrounding healthy tissue. The therapy requires particle production equipment - the cyclotron - and a beam transport and release system. During therapy, the patient is positioned on the treatment bed inside the gantry, the structure that directs the radiation by rotating 360° around the patient. The Trento Centre is equipped with two treatment rooms for patients and one for experimental use and research, with a fixed beam. The Centre is one of the operating units in the Hospital of Trento and is part of the Department of Oncology. It began its clinical activity in October 2014.
Nei giorni in cui si celebra il decennale del Centro di protonterapia di Trento, la struttura di via al Desert è stata visitata questa mattina del ministro della Salute Orazio Schillaci accompagnato dalla vicepresidente della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Francesca Gerosa e dall’assessore provinciale alla salute, Mario Tonina. Prima di visitare la struttura, il ministro - che ha parlato del Centro come di un fiore all’occhiello della sanità pubblica italiana - ha incontrato i vertici di Apss e del Dipartimento provinciale, alla presenza del rettore dell’Università di Trento, Flavio Deflorian.
Radiotherapy is an important pillar of modern multidisciplinary tumor treatment and is an essential element for tumor cure in more than 50% of all oncologic patients.