Our Story
Our Story
How It All Began
In 2016, our cofounder submitted a graduate thesis on the use of superficial radiation treatment as an alternative to Mohs surgery. Today, IG-SRT is being used at over 175 dermatology practices in the United States with extraordinary results.
Timeline
1889
Marie Curie discovers radiation.
Wilhelm Röntgen discovers a new ray and calls it the X-ray.
1895
1896
In Chicago, IL, Dr. Emile Grubbe experiments with the use of x-rays to treat cancer.
Henri Coutard develops the first fractionated course of radiation treatment for cancer.
1922
1960s
Use of superficial radiotherapy to treat skin cancer begins to reach its peak. The American Academy of Dermatology reports that more that 50% of dermatology practices use superficial radiotherapy equipment (1974).
Dermatology residency programs begin offering Mohs surgical training. Government regulations make it more difficult to offer radiotherapy in a practice setting and shifts in reimbursement rates make it difficult for practices to justify the expense involved in offering radiotherapy.
1970s
1980s
Few dermatology practices in the US offer superficial radiotherapy. Mohs becomes the go-to treatment option for non-melanoma skin cancer treatment.
Sensus Healthcare manufactures the first Image-Guided SRT device.
January 2015
June 2015
A dermatology practice in Texas becomes the first to commit to the transition from SRT to IG-SRT.
First patient treated for non-melanoma skin cancer using IG-SRT. The RTT providing treatment will later become our Chief Operating Officer.
December 2015
February 2016
S. Scott submits his master’s thesis “The Integration of Superficial Radiotherapy for Skin Cancer in a Dermatologic Practice.”
SkinCure Oncology is born.
October 2016
January 2017
10 dermatology practices offer IG-SRT
1,000th patient treated with IG-SRT
September 2017
June 2018
50 practices offer IG-SRT
5,000th patient treated with IG-SRT
November 2018
July 2019
10,000th patient treated with IG-SRT
100 practices offer IG-SRT
August 2019
January 2020
15,000th patient treated with IG-SRT
20,000th patient treated with IG-SRT
August 2020
October 2020
130 practices offer IG-SRT
25,000th patient treated with IG-SRT
January 2021