Radiological Sciences Research Seminar Series

Townsend Zwart is a principal architect of the MEVION S250 Series proton accelerators and has been pivotal to Mevion’s innovation since 2005. He played a key role in designing the world’s first compact 250 MeV superconducting synchrocyclotron, earning multiple patents for his work in accelerator technology and pencil beam scanning. His groundbreaking contributions have advanced proton therapy, making treatments more precise and accessible. Prior to Mevion, Zwart contributed to proton therapy advancements at the Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory and spent over a decade at MIT as a Research Scientist, developing cutting-edge accelerator systems. He holds an AB in Physics from Dartmouth College and a PhD in Applied Physics from Boston University.