Cincinnati cancer center relaxing by design

New proton therapy center provides advanced care in a cheerful site

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and UC Health opened a new $120 million proton therapy center designed to be cheerful and friendly, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

The facility has key colorful and stimulating elements throughout the facility.

The center features a Varian ProBeam proton therapy system and two clinical gantries, one for pediatric patients and the other for adults.

A third gantry is dedicated to research, and the building includes space for a fourth. Each gantry is about three stories high.

Read the article.

October 6, 2016

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