Alex

“My job is to get radiation in, cover the area that’s delineated by the cancer, and save the parts that are healthy”

“Cancer’s not a textbook thing. It can change person to person, cancer to cancer. The best thing you can do is show up, do your best to be on time. We’re here to help you, but we need you to follow directions."

“I still get a lot of the satisfaction from knowing I’m helping people in need without having that face-to-face interaction with patients every day.”

“PBS proton therapy is still a new and evolving field – proton therapy has been around for a while—but we are constantly trying to improve our techniques so that there’s better patient care. There’s a lot of room for that kind of development in PBS proton therapy.

“It’s such a shock to your system. It just derails your whole life. But the people here are compassionate, so do your best to stay patient with us because we are trying to do the best we can for you.”