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A Chicago-area physicians group, Radiation Oncology Consultants, Limited (ROCL), Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, and ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc., Bloomington, Ind., announced on July 9, 2007, that they will collaborate to make proton therapy treatment available to patients in need.

ProCure Treatment Centers will manage the construction, operation and maintenance plan for the $140 million, 58,000-square-foot facility that will have the capacity to accommodate up to 1,500 patients per year. The company anticipates the development of the treatment center will create approximately 100 full-time jobs and 400 temporary positions for construction and start-up operations. Illinois-based contractors will be used to construct the facility. All financing for the project is in place and it will be funded entirely through private sources.

ROCL physicians chose to work with ProCure following an exhaustive three-year search to identify and evaluate the best way to provide their patients access to proton therapy. ROCL and ProCure, in turn, selected Central DuPage Hospital, a nationally recognized institution.

About Central DuPage Hospital
Central DuPage Hospital is a 361-bed facility located in Winfield, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago, and nationally recognized by U.S.News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals in 2007.”  It is a leading center for surgical innovations and was one of the first institutions in the nation to offer minimally invasive heart surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery with bio-engineered bone protein and was the first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in DuPage County.

The hospital is part of an interdependent network of health-care organizations and services, including convenient care centers, occupational health services and a full range of options for senior living, home health and hospice care. For more information, visit www.cdh.org.

About Radiation Oncology Consultants, Limited
Radiation Oncology Consultants, Limited (ROCL), with headquarters in Park Ridge, Ill., is the largest private practice radiation oncology practice in Illinois.

The practice, composed of 12 board certified radiation oncology physicians who provide cancer care to patients at multiple locations, has been an early adopter of leading technologies used in the treatment of cancer. These technologies include: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), Gamma Knife radiosurgery and, soon, proton therapy. For more information, visit www.chicagocancer.com.

About ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc.
ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc., based in Bloomington, Ind., was founded in 2005 by Dr. John Cameron, a particle therapy physics pioneer who was pivotal in the development of the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute. ProCure provides management support and a model for the complete design, construction, operation and maintenance of world-class proton therapy centers. Through partnerships with leading radiation oncologists and hospitals, ProCure’s business model reduces the time, effort and cost involved in creating a facility, which allows physicians more time to focus on patient care. ProCure plans to increase the number of centers across the country to make proton therapy affordable and accessible to patients who would benefit from the treatment. For more information, visit www.ProCure.com.