The Liberty Campus of Cincinnati Children's Hospital is getting a new, gigantic medical machine—a cyclotron.
The machine, which weighs 125 tons, will be part of the proton therapy center now under construction at Children's. The machine is designed to help in the battle against pediatric cancers in areas it serves, including Lebanon.
The huge machine is being shipped to the hospital in pieces, and assembled on site. The first piece to arrive was an accelerator, which will be the power source for proton laser beams used in fighting pediatric cancer. A second piece required a multi-axle trailer to haul it to the hospital, and an 800-ton crane is needed to move the pieces into place.
In 2013, the hospital announced its plans to build a proton therapy center. The project has a price tag of about $120m, and will be one of the first such facilities in the world to belong to a children's hospital. Construction is proceeding on track for an opening in the winter of 2016-2017.
Proton therapy is a radiation therapy used to treat some lymphomas and cancers. The machine delivers radiation to the cancer more accurately, reducing the chance of damaging healthy tissue, as well as lessening long-term side effects.
Hospital officials might want to work with brochure printers on a booklet for Mailing to residents, explaining the advantages of proton therapy and inviting parents to inspect the facility when it opens.
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