In an effort to make radiation therapy safer and more effective for children with brain tumors, Johns Hopkins is establishing the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Radiation Oncology Research Center and launching the first dedicated pediatric radiation oncology data platform in the United States.

The initiative includes collaboration between leading children’s hospitals, including Children's National Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Kennedy Krieger Institute. It also includes the creation of a shared pediatric brain tumor database spanning 60 institutions.

The new center is funded by a transformational investment by an anonymous donor and includes the Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital and the East Baltimore Campus of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Look for more about the new initiative in the spring issue of Hopkins Children’s magazine.