Post by pavel on Jan 16, 2016 0:36:59 GMT -6
UF Health Proton Therapy Institute to undergo $39 million expansion
The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute is preparing to undergo an expansion that will enable it to treat more patients and increase the number of cancers that can be effectively treated.
The centerpiece of the expansion of the 98,000-square-foot facility will be a new 10,000-square-foot single room treatment system with a new accelerator, giving the facility four proton therapy treatment gantries and two accelerators.
“When the project is completed, UF Health Proton Therapy Institute will have one of the most versatile proton therapy systems in the world,” said Executive Director Stuart L. Klein.
Proton therapy is a form of radiation therapy that uses protons rather than traditional X-rays. The argument for its use is that by targeting cancer cells more precisely, it creates less damage to surrounding tissue and causes fewer side effects.
Read more: jacksonville.com/business/2016-01-15/story/uf-health-proton-therapy-institute-undergo-39-million-expansion
The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute is preparing to undergo an expansion that will enable it to treat more patients and increase the number of cancers that can be effectively treated.
The centerpiece of the expansion of the 98,000-square-foot facility will be a new 10,000-square-foot single room treatment system with a new accelerator, giving the facility four proton therapy treatment gantries and two accelerators.
“When the project is completed, UF Health Proton Therapy Institute will have one of the most versatile proton therapy systems in the world,” said Executive Director Stuart L. Klein.
Proton therapy is a form of radiation therapy that uses protons rather than traditional X-rays. The argument for its use is that by targeting cancer cells more precisely, it creates less damage to surrounding tissue and causes fewer side effects.
Read more: jacksonville.com/business/2016-01-15/story/uf-health-proton-therapy-institute-undergo-39-million-expansion