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Scripps Proton Therapy Listed by UT Among Top Health Technology in 2014

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Scripps diabetes expert weighs in advances in blood glucose monitoring

Scripps Proton Therapy Center uses ProBeam, pencil-beam technology to treat cancer.

An article about top new medical technology in 2014 by the U-T San Diego featured the Scripps Proton Therapy Center which uses ProBeam, pencil-beam technology to treat cancer.


The article also featured Share, a blood glucose monitoring technology from San Diego-based DexCom, which is being tested at Scripps Health for generating an alert when a diabetes patient’s blood sugar is headed into a danger zone, according to Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, an endocronologist and corporate vice president for the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute.


The U-T article: Technology Sparks New Medical Devices, is not available at this time.

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