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Mansion Impact - Mansion in May 2025
“An evening Affair At Wildfair” welcomed a limited number of guests to a unique and exclusive opportunity to preview Wildfair at the end of April 2025. The evening was topped off with live music, cocktails, curated passed plates, and good company.
Proton therapy is an advanced cancer treatment that targets a patient’s tumor with sub-millimeter precision. It deposits a high dose of radiation directly in the tumor and then stops, selectively destroying cancer cells and leaving healthy cells intact. It is especially beneficial for patients with head and neck cancer, brain tumors, as well as liver, lung and prostate cancer. It is also used for women with left-sided breast cancer, as proton therapy can protect the heart from damage.
Proven Clinical Benefits
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Proton radiation has a very short life once inside the body, and patients can leave the treatment room without any risk of radiation exposure to others.
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Proton radiation has proven clinical applications across a wide variety of cancers in adults, including head and neck cancers, brain tumors, prostate cancer and multiple other cancers.
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Proton is vital in treating children with certain cancers, where local control and preservation of surrounding normal tissue is essential to minimize long-term side effects.
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First-in-World Technology at Morristown Medical Center
The MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System™ will be unveiled at Morristown Medical Center’s Carol G. Simon Cancer Center in 2026*. The Proton Therapy Center at Morristown Medical Center will support all Atlantic Health System hospitals in northern and central New Jersey.​
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* The MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System is not yet available for clinical use.
Technology Highlights
The MEVION S250-FIT is game-changing. It is the first proton technology to combine:
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A compact footprint with a fixed proton beam for more precise targeting. Instead of revolving around the patient, the unit moves the patient up and down.
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An innovative semi-upright chair positioning system that enhances patient comfort and treatment outcomes.
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A built-in, diagnostic-quality CT scanning system to verify organ positioning that help physicians adjust the treatment plan as needed and reduces side effects.
MEVION S250-FIT
The MEVION S250-FIT is scheduled to be installed at Morristown Medical Center’s Carol G. Simon Cancer Center in 2026. Once in use, it will usher in a new era of cutting-edge radiation oncology service.
On October 14, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the upcoming installation of the MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System™ for the new Proton Therapy Center at Carol G. Simon Cancer Center. Morristown Medical Center will be the first in New Jersey and among only four institutions in the country to offer this advanced proton therapy, with the technology expected to be operational at the facility in 2026.
Pictured left to right:
WAMMC Board Members Diane Rispoli, Kathy King, Barb Gallo, Kathy Ross, Pat O’Connor, Carla Suskin, WAMMC President Dale Scolnick, Atlantic Health Senior Vice President & President Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Trish O’Keefe, Mary Courtemanche, Rosie Kitson, Foundation for Morristown Medical Board of Trustees Chair Carl Goldberg, Amanda Fisher.
All proceeds from Mansion in May 2025 will support the new
Proton Therapy Center at Morristown Medical Center.