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Sylvester Announces Opening of the

Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center

At Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the
University of Miami Health System, patients are now being
treated with proton therapy, an advanced type of radiation
that is extremely precise.
The Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center, located behind
UHealth Tower in Miami’s health district, opened
September 15 and is named after Steven Dwoskin for his
generous gift to support cancer research at Sylvester and the
new cutting-edge facility.
This is the only proton treatment center in Florida locat-
ed at an NCI-designated cancer center. “Our team of
experts and the clinical trials we are able to offer, because
of our National Cancer Institute designation, give us Dr. Alan Pollack
unmatched opportunities to make a difference – the
Sylvester difference,” said Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., director of Sylvester. “Proton therapy
is an important component of the innovative treatments available to our adult and pedi-
atric cancer patients.”
At two-thirds the speed of light, the proton beam enters the body with a low radiation
dose that can be programmed to stop within the tumor. This can result in decreased
intensity and frequency of adverse effects compared with radiation that uses x-rays,
which are less precise and can penetrate normal structures as they exit the body.
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M.D., Ph.D., chair of radiation oncology and interim deputy director of Sylvester. “When
the radiation dose to normal structures can be reduced, there can be meaningful reduc-
tion of side effects later.” Sylvester has a renowned team of radiation oncologists, medical
physicists, and radiation biologists led by Dr. Pollack. These experts have the knowledge
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