October 12, 2020 William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Executive Director of MPTC, recently spoke with WMAR about proton therapy. Dr. Regine appeared on the Midday Maryland program [...]

June 25, 2020 MPTC Physician Dr. Elizabeth Nichols Named a “Physician of the Year” by The Daily Record Elizabeth M. Nichols, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Clinical Director of University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology has been recognized as a Physician of the Year by The Daily [...]

June 5th, 2020 Carly Dent, who was recently treated at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center for breast cancer, spoke with WBAL about her treatment journey and unique bell ringing ceremony that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Carly Dent began proton therapy, she looked forward to ringing the bell [...]

January 10th, 2019 Left: Maynita S. Gerakitis, mother of George and Charles GerakitisRight: George Gerakitis and Dr. Zeljko Vujaskovic at the “Ring in Hope” wall at MPTC. George Gerakitis, who was treated at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) in 2016, looks back on his mother fondly. “She was [...]

November 8th, 2019 Pediatric patient Hayden Haines wears a 'Trolls'-inspired mask every day at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC), where she is undergoing radiation therapy for a noncancerous brain tumor. For patients like Hayden that need to wear a mask to stay in place during treatment, having it painted [...]

November 7th, 2019 Just three years after opening its doors, the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) has reached a major milestone by treating its 2,000th patient. MPTC is the first proton treatment center to open in the District/Maryland/Virginia region. It is also the only treatment center in the world that [...]

October 24, 2019 William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore and Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Executive Director of MPTC and Elizabeth M. Nichols, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Clinical Director of University [...]

September 30, 2019 Elizabeth M. Nichols, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Clinical Director of University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology has been named as one of The Baltimore Sun's 25 Women to Watch in 2019. The list, which features some of the Baltimore area's leading voices in [...]