✨ Featured Session: Community Proton Centers After a Decade — The Realities of Opening a Center ✨
Over the past decade, advances in compact proton technology and evolving care delivery models have transformed what’s possible for community-based proton centers. This session takes a candid look at how the landscape has changed—from the first one-room installations to today’s sustainable, patient-centered programs.
Industry leaders who have guided centers from concept to clinical operation will share real-world insights on navigating reimbursement, building partnerships, staffing during ramp-up, balancing financial sustainability with workforce development, and maintaining strong interdisciplinary communication. The discussion concludes with a focused examination of the one-room, hands-on model and its role in expanding access, strengthening community engagement, and advancing equity in proton therapy.
Featured speakers include:
🔹 Shannon MacDonald, MD – Medical Director, Southwest Florida Proton Center
🔹 Lane Rosen, MD – Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, Willis Knighton Health
🔹 Linnae Campbell – President-Elect, American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD)
🔹 Megan Rodrigues – Certified Medical Dosimetrist, Willis-Knighton Health System
🔹 Kristen Chandler Powers – Vice President of Business Development, Proton International
🔹 Nelson Miksys – Chief Medical Physicist, Ackerman Cancer Center
Moderated by Tomain Murphy, Vice President of Radiation Oncology and Ancillary Services, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, this session offers a practical, experience-driven perspective on building and sustaining community proton centers for the future.
🔗 Register for NAPT’s National Proton Conference: https://bit.ly/3Ola34p
