Proton Therapy Center Czech

Thanks to proton irradiation, maximum accuracy is achieved because the beam's energy deposits its dose in the tumor center while sparing healthy tissues. For more than 10 years, doctors have successfully treated tumors of the head and neck, lungs, prostate, and mammary glands.

Clinic uses the latest technologies and the experience of leading Czech and international oncologists in pediatric proton therapy as part of the pediatric treatment program. Based on the center's internal statistics, almost 80% of pediatric cases treated with proton beams were successful.

The clinic exclusively utilizes Pencil Beam Scanning, the most advanced form of proton dose distribution currently available. This technology directs a narrow proton beam with millimeter accuracy, painting the tumor layer by layer. Because protons have a specific physical property where they stop exactly at the target (the Bragg peak), there is no exit dose. This eliminates unnecessary radiation to healthy tissues behind the tumor, reducing the overall radiation burden by up to 50 percent compared to standard photon therapy.

For patients with low and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer, the center employs a highly specialized ultrahypofractionated schedule. Instead of weeks of standard radiation, the clinic delivers the curative dose of 36.25 GyE in 5 fractions over approximately 9 days. Clinical data from the center confirm a five-year biochemical disease-free survival rate exceeding 96% with this rapid protocol, while keeping the risks of impotence and incontinence remarkably low.

When irradiating tumors in the chest cavity, the medical team uses a controlled breathing technique called deep inspiration breath hold, which is managed by the Dyn'R spirometry system. Patients wear specific video glasses to monitor their breathing and hold their breath at a targeted capacity. This inflation of the lungs physically pushes the heart downward and away from the chest wall, allowing the proton beam to eradicate the malignancy without exposing the coronary arteries or heart muscle to toxic radiation.

Children's developing tissues are highly vulnerable to the late toxicities of radiation. By using protons for cranial base tumors, low-grade gliomas, and medulloblastomas, the clinic drastically limits the scattered dose to the surrounding healthy brain. This medical precision prevents permanent sensory disorders, protects the pituitary gland to preserve endocrine functions, and severely reduces the risk of neurocognitive deficits in memory, speech, and intellect as the child grows.

Successful proton therapy relies entirely on exact spatial planning. Proton Therapy Center Czech is equipped with its own in-house diagnostic suite, including CT, high-resolution MRI, and PET/CT. Before treatment begins, clinical physicists and radiation oncologists merge these high-definition scans to map the tumor's exact contours. This creates a digital 3D model that dictates the exact depth, angle, and intensity of the proton beam required for each specific fraction.

Proton therapy at this center is an entirely non-invasive, painless procedure performed strictly on an outpatient basis. Patients are not hospitalized. A standard daily visit takes less than an hour, while the actual time the patient spends being irradiated inside the gantry is only a few minutes. Because the therapy causes minimal acute side effects, patients are typically able to maintain their normal daily routines throughout the treatment course.

Proton Therapy Center Czech is rated as 9.80 by AiroMedical.

The clinic has 119 feedbacks at other places. The UserScore of the hospital is 99%.

The medical center is an expert at cancer, proton therapy, radiotherapy, head, and neck.

Proton Therapy Center Czech has been operating since 2012. It has accumulated over 14 years of clinical background.

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Yes, Proton Therapy Center Czech has been certified by 6 organizations.

Proton Therapy Center Czech consists of 1 department & 1 doctor on board.

The address of the facility is Budínova 2437/1a 180 00, Prague, Czechia.

Yes, Proton Therapy Center Czech performs virtual appointments and offers a second medical opinion service.

The hospital accepts patients of all ages.

The clinic offers both inpatient and outpatient services, so you can be hospitalized (if indicated).