Beaumont Health first in Michigan to treat cancer patient with protons Beaumont Health

Bill Baker, an 86-year-old Mid-Michigan man with brain cancer, is the first patient to receive treatment at Beaumont Health's new Proton Therapy Center in Royal Oak, Michigan. Said Craig Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., chairman, Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health, Beaumont's Proton Therapy Center is the first in Michigan to treat cancer patients with this powerful and precise form of treatment that deposits energy directly in the tumor, sparing nearby healthy organs and tissue from harm. It was many years in the making, but we never gave up in our efforts to bring this advanced cancer therapy to patients and families in Michigan.