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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.

The advantages of proton therapy
Extreme precision in releasing radiation Reduction of collateral effects compared to traditional therapy Lower incidence of secondary radiation-induced tumours Particularly effective
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Tumours and illnesses treated
Tumours of the brain and skull base Learn more Brain Tumors Learn more Paediatric tumours Learn more Head and neck tumours Learn more Sarcomas Learn more Gastrointestinal tumours Learn more Tumours in genetic syndromes Learn more Tumours of the spinal column and sacrum Learn more Re-treatment of tumours Learn more
 
Scientific publications
Response to "Letter regarding Consensus guide on CT-based prediction of stopping-power ratio using a Hounsfield look-up table for proton therapy".
Radiother Oncol. 2024 Jan;190:109961. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109961. Epub 2023 Oct 21.
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Proton versus photon therapy for esophageal cancer - A trimodality strategy
Radiother Oncol. 2024 Jan;190:109980. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109980. Epub 2023 Nov 5. A multicenter international randomized phase III...
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News and events
APSS Trento Advances Proton Therapy Capabilities with a Second Volumetric Image Guidance System
Wednesday, 12 November 2025

The first center in Italy to equip both of two full 360-degree proton therapy gantries with advanced volumetric image guidance systems.

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PROTECT Trial: First Patients Treated in Trento with Advanced Radiochemotherapy Approaches for Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer have conclude...
Tuesday, 04 November 2025

The Trial continues to actively recruit Patients and has been expanded to definitive/radical Radiochemotherapy.

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