Upright CT for lung cancer therapy planning used at Chicago Proton Center
dotmed.comThe Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center will be the first proton center in the U.S. to use P-Cure new P-ARTIS CT on patients being treated for lung cancer. Traditionally, patients lie flat on their backs during CT exams and proton therapy treatment. But positioning them upright is more comfortable for them and can potentially lessen tumor motion.