Henry McFall of Savannah, Tenn. was the first patient to undergo stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), the most advanced radiation treatment to target tumors, at Methodist University Hospital. He had a tumor wrapped around a vertebra in his thoracic spine that was causing him excruciating pain.

McFall said the pain was so bad during the day that it was just unbearable.He underwent surgery through the back of his neck to remove as much of the tumor as possible. The remaining tumor in front of McFall's thoracic spine was the width of just three sheets of paper away from his spinal cord, so he required a treatment with pinpoint accuracy and SBRT was the exact procedure he needed.

You can watch a short video about his experience below.