Posts categorized as “Proton Therapy”

With Grace and Strength

27-Year-Old Healthcare Worker Overcomes Hodgkin Lymphoma thanks to Thompson Cancer Survival Center  In 2021, Logan Sluder, 27, of Knoxville, was in the process of planning her wedding and had landed the job of her dreams: caring for patients as a speech-language pathologist. After finishing her master’s degree, Sluder began working at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, […]

A Wing and a Prayer

Veteran Beats Prostate Cancer with Help from Proton Therapy “I remember it like it was yesterday.” James Cook, Knoxville resident and U.S. Army veteran, remembers the day he received his prostate cancer diagnosis. He was devastated. “I just about broke down in tears. My first thought was ‘why me?’ I started packing my bags, both […]

“More Good Years”

Man Beats Prostate Cancer after Treatment from Proton Therapy Center After surviving a heart attack in his early forties, Mike Dresel knew not to take his good health for granted. That’s why when he received a prostate cancer diagnosis in his sixties, he dove head-first into researching proton therapy so he could make an informed […]

Summer of Protons

Retired Business Man on His Way to Being Cancer-Free After Treatment at Thompson Proton Center Kevin Murphy, a retired hotel and travel executive, spent time traveling between Knoxville and his North Carolina home during summer 2022, which he coins, “The Summer of the Protons.” After receiving proton therapy at Thompson Proton Center for prostate cancer, […]

Thompson Proton Center Tours

Elite Technology, Close to Home As the ONLY proton therapy center in our region, we’re proud to offer the latest technology and treatment methods to patients across East Tennessee and beyond. Learn about proton therapy here.  Seeing is Believing We offer weekly tours of our state-of-the-art facility. You’ll learn about the history and science of […]

Thompson Proton Center Physicians

  Ryan Grover, MD Radiation Oncologist and Medical Director Residency: Radiation Oncology Loma Linda University Medical Center  Medical School:  University of Southern California   Brion Shin, MD Radiation Oncologist  Residency: Radiation Oncology Loma Linda University Medical Center  Medical School:  Lima Linda University Medical Center   Allen Meek, MD Radiation Oncologist  Residency: Radiation Oncology Johns Hopkins […]