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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) UPMC Passavant recently revealed an investment of $10 million into its UPMC Hillman Cancer Center with the addition of new equipment that can pinpoint target radiation into areas of the body that are previously unavailable at the hospital. This new advanced linear accelerator will begin treating patients early next month after a procurement of nearly twelve months and construction process at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center which included lead-lined rooms and installation of the equipment. According to UPMC Passavant President Dr. Elizabeth Piccione and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center-Passavant Medical Director Dr. Kiran Mehta, the linear accelerator is able to pinpoint and focus on cancer more quickly with fewer sessions. Dr. Piccione also stated that the location of the linear accelerator is crucial to the patients that are in the North Hills and beyond who would previously have had to go to Pittsburgh for treatment, particularly of brain cancer.