MEDICAL

Proton Therapy at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapists George Kozan, left, and Andy Saunders prepare their 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, for a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapists George Kozan, left, and Andy Saunders prepare their 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, for a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal
January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapists George Kozan, back, and Andy Saunders (not pictured) prepare their 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, for a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapists George Kozan, back, and Andy Saunders (not pictured) prepare their 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, for a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal
January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapist George Kozan looks at brain scans of 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, during her treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapist George Kozan looks at brain scans of 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, during her treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal
January 18, 2017 - 15-year-old patient Megan Vess undergoes a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
January 18, 2017 - 15-year-old patient Megan Vess undergoes a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal
January 18, 2017 - Amber Vess, mother of 15-year-old patient Megan Vess, watches a movie as her daughter undergoes a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
January 18, 2017 - Amber Vess, mother of 15-year-old patient Megan Vess, watches a movie as her daughter undergoes a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal
January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapists George Kozan, left, and Andy Saunders prepare their 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, for a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
January 18, 2017 - Radiation therapists George Kozan, left, and Andy Saunders prepare their 15-year-old patient, Megan Vess, for a treatment in the Proton Therapy Center at the St. Jude Children's Hospital on Wednesday. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
Yalonda M. James, The Commercial Appeal
February 19, 2015 - The Kay Research and Care Center is the newest facility on the campus of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The center will offer state-of-the-art proton therapy for pediatric cancer patients. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
February 19, 2015 - The Kay Research and Care Center is the newest facility on the campus of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The center will offer state-of-the-art proton therapy for pediatric cancer patients. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
Brandon Dill
September 22, 2016 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patient Isabelle Richard, 10, of Baton Rogue, who has Ewing's Sarcoma in her left leg is receiving new proton beam therapy treatments. Richard's therapy will last five weeks and is a radiation treatment that uses protons instead of x-rays to fight cancer. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
September 22, 2016 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patient Isabelle Richard, 10, of Baton Rogue, who has Ewing's Sarcoma in her left leg is receiving new proton beam therapy treatments. Richard's therapy will last five weeks and is a radiation treatment that uses protons instead of x-rays to fight cancer. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
Mark Weber, The Commercial Appeal
February 19, 2015 - ALSAC CEO Richard Shadyac, Jr. announces the opening of the Kay Research and Care Center during a dedication ceremony at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
February 19, 2015 - ALSAC CEO Richard Shadyac, Jr. announces the opening of the Kay Research and Care Center during a dedication ceremony at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal)
Brandon Dill
December 14, 2015 - David Sobczak, with the St. Jude Radiation Oncology department, prepares to demonstrate the range of one of three proton beams in a St. Jude Red Frog Events Proton Therapy Center in Memphis. The proton beam treats tumors with great precision and began being used for patients on November 18. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
December 14, 2015 - David Sobczak, with the St. Jude Radiation Oncology department, prepares to demonstrate the range of one of three proton beams in a St. Jude Red Frog Events Proton Therapy Center in Memphis. The proton beam treats tumors with great precision and began being used for patients on November 18. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal
April 13, 2015 - St Jude Children's Research Hospital CEO Dr James Downing (right) talks about the development of the hospital's genome project and hopes for proton therapy during a meeting with the Commercial Appeal Editorial Board Monday morning at the Commercial Appeal. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
April 13, 2015 - St Jude Children's Research Hospital CEO Dr James Downing (right) talks about the development of the hospital's genome project and hopes for proton therapy during a meeting with the Commercial Appeal Editorial Board Monday morning at the Commercial Appeal. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
Jim Weber
April 13, 2015 - St Jude Children's Research Hospital Clinical Director Dr. Larry Kun (left) talks about the hospital's new proton therapy facility during a meeting with the Commercial Appeal Editorial Board Monday morning at the Commercial Appeal. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
April 13, 2015 - St Jude Children's Research Hospital Clinical Director Dr. Larry Kun (left) talks about the hospital's new proton therapy facility during a meeting with the Commercial Appeal Editorial Board Monday morning at the Commercial Appeal. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
Jim Weber
December 14, 2015 - A lighted sign outside the a proton beam therapy room informs when the proton beam or the cone beam X-ray computed tomography scanner are in use at the St. Jude Red Frog Therapy Center. The center is the world's proton therapy center dedicated to the treatment of children. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
December 14, 2015 - A lighted sign outside the a proton beam therapy room informs when the proton beam or the cone beam X-ray computed tomography scanner are in use at the St. Jude Red Frog Therapy Center. The center is the world's proton therapy center dedicated to the treatment of children. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
MIKE BROWN, The Commercial Appeal