Beaumont Hospital is celebrating the opening of the state's first single-room proton cancer treatment facility.
The new Proton Therapy Center at Beaumont Hospital's Cancer Institute in Royal Oak will enable medical professionals to treat cancers with a precise beam of protons, according to Beaumont Health officials.
The therapy is described as a "high-tech alternative to X-ray radiation that precisely targets and destroys cancerous cells while sparing nearby healthy organs and tissue from harm."
The $40 million center is one of 25 operational proton treatment facilities in the United States, according to hospital officials.
