Scripps reports results at first all pencil-beam proton center in US

(Scripps Health) The nation's first and only proton therapy center to treat patients exclusively with pencil-beam scanning is reporting exceptional results in delivering cancer treatment since opening for patient care just more than a year ago. Carl Rossi, M.D., medical director of the Scripps Proton Therapy Center in San Diego, offered the assessment at the 54th annual Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Conference, which is being held in San Diego through May 23.