Proton therapy 60 years

2017-12-14

60 years since the world's first proton beam treatment was given in Uppsala.

On November 23, 2017, it was 60 years since the world's first proton beam treatment of a cancer patient was performed. This occurred at the then Gustaf Werner Institute of Nuclear Chemistry, today The Svedberg Laboratory. Learn more about the historical event.

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