Cincinnati Children’s Proton Therapy Center

Global Leader in Proton Therapy Care and Research

Cincinnati Children’s is an international leader in developing new cancer treatments for children and young adults while keeping patients and families as the core focus of everything we do. We were one of the first pediatric hospitals in the world to open its own proton therapy centers. And we led the world’s first clinical trial of FLASH proton therapy, a groundbreaking cancer treatment that delivers radiation treatment in less than one second. Our focus on families also is the reason we’re building 12 extended stay apartments on our Liberty Campus exclusively available to our proton therapy patients and families.

Cincinnati Children’s and UC Health collaborate through their shared academic partnership with the University of Cincinnati to provide comprehensive, research-driven care at their Proton Therapy Center.

The Most Advanced Radiation Therapy Available
Pencil-beam proton therapy is the most precise and advanced form of radiation therapy available in the world today, and we offer it. Pencil-beam proton therapy allows the radiation to follow the shape of the tumor within a millimeter of its shape. This specialized technology destroys cancer while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues and organs. As a result, patients experience fewer short-term side effects and long-term complications than with traditional radiation therapy. This improved outcome is especially important for children, whose bodies are still growing and developing.