First cancer patient in Ohio receives proton therapy treatment

( < i > University Hospitals Case Medical Center < /i > ) Mevion Medical Systems, the leader in compact proton therapy, is announcing that University Hospitals in Cleveland used the industry-leading MEVION S250 proton therapy system to treat its first patient, a 24-year-old woman with, rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of sarcoma. The proton therapy treatment made history by being the first in the state of Ohio. The new proton therapy center is located on the main campus of UH, directly between UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and UH Seidman Cancer Center.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news