Proton Beam

Addyson Cordes is a fighter. Diagnosed at 13 months old with a "rare and aggressive" brain tumor (atypical teratoid rhabdoid), Allyson was put through an[...]

By In the Loop • August 25, 2016

In his 12 short years, Anthony Bardwell touched almost everyone he met. Often quite literally. "He'd walk into a room and give high-fives, knuckles and[...]

By In the Loop • June 2, 2016

A lot has been taken from 3-year-old Hannah Keehr during the 14 months she's undergone treatment for stage IV neuroblastoma: her hair, her high-frequency hearing,[...]

By In the Loop • May 19, 2016

Nicole Skaro knew something wasn't right when the Emergency Department physician came in a fourth time to look at photos she'd taken of her young[...]

By In the Loop • November 5, 2015

If 6-year-old Connor Weckworth had a superpower, it would be his will to live, according to his mom, April O'Connor. After emergency brain tumor surgery[...]

By In the Loop • September 15, 2015

Two months ago, they were strangers. Today, Ashley Sullivan, Jessie Brenholt and Kylie Harer call themselves the "proton beam triplets," sharing a bond not of[...]

By In the Loop • August 6, 2015

Audra Popp came to Mayo Clinic as a patient. But one night last month, while out for a walk, the former labor and delivery nurse[...]

By In the Loop • August 4, 2015

John Mullins, Ph.D., knew the request was going to be a bit different. But when the physicist working on Mayo Clinic's new proton beam technology[...]

By In the Loop • May 26, 2015