Dr. Mellon is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine. He is a graduate of the Physician Scientist Training Program of the University of Pennsylvania where he earned an MD and a PhD in Biophysics (MRI Physics). He performed his residency training at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL which is among the largest cancer centers in the US. Clinical training was broadened by training at the University of Florida Proton Center and the University of Pennsylvania treating almost exclusively with proton therapy. He lectures and has published numerous articles on cancer imaging and high precision, high dose radiation therapy for cancer.