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2025	Proton therapy The original planned year for first patient treatments at the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy & Research.
2024	Neutron capture therapy of cancer University of Tsukuba's iBNCT system first used clinically for active clinical trials.
2024	Proton therapy The South Australian government expressed concerns about the project delivery and subsequently terminated the agreement with ProTom International for proton therapy equipment.
May 2024	Proton therapy Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin announces its upcoming proton therapy center.
2023	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Cancer Intelligence Care Systems' 7Li(p,n)7Be system deployed at Edogawa Hospital in Tokyo for active clinical trials.
2023	Proton therapy Ohio State and Nationwide Children's Hospital open a proton therapy center in Columbus with three treatment rooms manufactured by Varian Medical Systems. Kansas City Proton Institute opens in Overland Park with one treatment room.
2023	Proton therapy The proton therapy facility was originally expected to be completed, with plans to treat first patients.
2023	Proton therapy A clinical trial for proton therapy begins at Hadassah Medical Center, partnering with P-Cure, an Israeli company that developed a unique proton therapy system designed to fit into existing hospital settings.
2022	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Neuboron Medical Group's NeuPex system first used clinically at Xiamen Humanity Hospital in China for clinical trials.
2022	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Anticipated start of clinical studies in Finland using an accelerator neutron source designed and fabricated by Neutron Therapeutics from the United States.
2022	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Dawon Medax's 9Be(p,n)9B system first used clinically at BNCT Clinic in Songdo, South Korea for clinical trials.
February 2022	Proton therapy The University of Kansas Cancer Center announces its proton therapy center in Kansas City.
2021	Neutron capture therapy of cancer A new BNCT treatment facility with an accelerator designed by Neutron Therapeutics was prepared for clinical studies after completing dosimetric studies.
2021	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Miyatake and co-workers conducted a clinical study treating 44 patients with recurrent high-grade meningiomas using Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) at the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute in Kumatori, Japan. The study involved intravenous administration of boronophenylalanine two hours before neutron irradiation.
2021	Proton therapy University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust opened its proton therapy center.
October 2021	Proton therapy The Amancio Ortega Foundation collaborated with the Spanish government and autonomous communities to donate 280 million euros for installing ten proton accelerators in the public health system.
2020	Neutron capture therapy of cancer NeuCure system deployed at Kansai BNCT Research Center, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University for active clinical use and received approval.
2020	Proton therapy UAB Proton Therapy Center opens in Birmingham, Alabama with one treatment room manufactured by Varian Medical Systems.
July 2020	Proton therapy Construction began for SAHMRI 2 building in Adelaide, which was planned to house the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy & Research.
January 2020	Proton therapy Announcement of a new proton therapy center to be built at Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, fully funded by donations. The center will have two treatment rooms.
2019	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Cancer Intelligence Care Systems' 7Li(p,n)7Be system first used clinically at National Cancer Center in Tokyo for clinical trials.
2019	Proton therapy Estimated milestone of approximately 200,000 patients treated with proton therapy worldwide by the end of the year.
2019	Proton therapy New York Proton Center opens, a partnership between Memorial Sloan Kettering, Montefiore Health, and Mount Sinai Health System, featuring 4 treatment rooms manufactured by Varian Medical Systems.
2018	Neutron capture therapy of cancer A comprehensive review of boron delivery agents for neutron capture therapy of cancer was published by Barth, R.F., Mi, P., and Yang, W. in Cancer Communications, providing an updated assessment of research progress.
2018	Proton therapy Emory Proton Therapy Center opens in Atlanta, Georgia with five treatment rooms using a ProBeam Superconducting Cyclotron manufactured by Varian Medical Systems.
2018	Proton therapy The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Christie Hospital) in Manchester opened its proton therapy center.
2017	Proton therapy Miami Cancer Institute opens with 3 treatment rooms using pencil-beam scanning technology manufactured by Ion Beam Applications.
2016	Neutron capture therapy of cancer NeuCure system deployed at Southern Tohoku General Hospital for active clinical use and received approval.
2016	Proton therapy Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Phoenix, Arizona opens with 4 treatment rooms manufactured by Hitachi.
2015	Proton therapy Ackerman Cancer Center in Jacksonville, Florida becomes the world's first private, physician-owned practice to provide proton therapy.
2014	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Up to this point, neutron sources for Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT) were exclusively limited to nuclear reactors.
2014	Proton therapy Provision Proton Therapy Center opens in Knoxville, Tennessee with 3 treatment rooms and a Proteus PLUS system. Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center in Bloomington ceases operations.
2014	Proton therapy Only low-energy proton therapy was available in the UK, located at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Merseyside.
2013	Proton therapy SCCA Proton Therapy Center opens in Seattle, Washington, associated with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, featuring 4 treatment rooms and a Proteus PLUS system.
2013	Proton therapy British government announced a £250 million budget to establish two advanced radiotherapy centers for proton therapy in the United Kingdom.
2012	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Sumitomo Heavy Industries' NeuCure system first used clinically at Particle Radiation Oncology Research Center, Kyoto University.
2012	Proton therapy ProCure Proton Therapy Center opens in Somerset, New Jersey with 4 treatment rooms and a Proteus PLUS system.
2011	Neutron capture therapy of cancer Fukushima nuclear disaster provided significant impetus for developing accelerator-based neutron sources for clinical use.
2010	Proton therapy Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center opens in Warrenville, Illinois with 4 treatment rooms and a Proteus PLUS system.

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