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Atlantic Health System, Mevion collaborate to bring proton therapy technology to Carol G. Simon Cancer Center

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Atlantic Health System, an integrated health care system setting standards for quality health care, and Mevion Medical Systems, the leading provider of compact single-room proton therapy systems, have announced Atlantic Health System’s plans to acquire and install a MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System at the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center. 

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