A new facility will give patients in South Jersey more access to advanced treatment of cancer. The Proton Therapy Center at Virtua Health Hospital in Voorhees uses a 90-ton machine to deliver proton treatment. Unlike traditional forms of radiation where treatment can damage normal tissue around a tumor, proton therapy pinpoints exactly where treatment is needed.
The $45 million facility was made possible through a partnership with Penn Medicine. Cancer patients in New Jersey will begin receiving treatment at the Proton Therapy Center early in 2023.
