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Artist Rendering of a ProCure Proton Therapy Center ProCure has developed an innovative turnkey solution for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of proton therapy facilities. Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers and Tsoi/Kobus & Associates 66KB	Artist Rendering of a ProCure Proton Therapy Center ProCure partners with leading physician practices and hospitals to build and operate a world-class network of proton therapy facilities in the United States. Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers and Tsoi/Kobus & Associates 2MB	Artist Rendering of Inclined Beam Treatment Room An artist rendering of a patient being treated with the nozzle in the 60 degree inclined position. Photo courtesy of Tsoi/Kobus & Associates 459KB


Artist Rendering of the Lobby in a ProCure Proton Therapy Center Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers and Tsoi/Kobus & Associates 679KB	Gantry Treatment Room The gantry rotates around the patient to deliver treatment from different angles, allowing the physician to precisely target the tumor site. Photo courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy and UFPTI Jacksonville 565KB	Proton Therapy System Operator The operator prepares the IBA proton therapy system for treatment delivery. Photo courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy and UFPTI Jacksonville 1.4MB


Cyclotron The 220-ton cyclotron is 18-feet in diameter and 8-feet high. Photo courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy and UFPTI Jacksonville 1.7MB	Beam Transport System The beam transport system distributes a beam of proton energy to each of the four treatment rooms quickly and efficiently. Photo courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy and UFPTI Jacksonville 538KB
Training Center

ProCure Training and Development Center, Bloomington, Ind. – the world’s first training center dedicated exclusively to proton therapy Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.3MB	ProCure Training and Development Center, Bloomington, Ind. – the lobby of the world’s first training center dedicated exclusively to proton therapy Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.2MB	ProCure Training and Development Center, Bloomington, Ind. – the world’s first training center dedicated exclusively to proton therapy Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1MB

The TDC features full-size treatment rooms equipped with state-of-the art equipment – everything but the protons— to simulate the total work environment for treating patients. The inclined-beam room simulates the beam’s ability to be brought in at two angles: horizontal and 60 degrees inclined from the horizontal. Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.6MB
Cyclotron Journey to Oklahoma Center

Outside the IBA Belgium headquarters, crews rig the cyclotron for attaching to the shipping fixtures. Photo courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy 2.1MB	Once secured, crews will crate and transport the cyclotron on extra large trucks to the ship for departure to the Port of Houston. Photo courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy 2MB	The cyclotron is lifted onto the ship that will travel from Belgium to Houston, Texas. Photo courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy 1.1MB


Cyclotron departure from Texas Terminals, Houston. Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.8MB	Cyclotron departure from Texas Terminals, Houston. Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.9MB	Crane lifts first half of 220-ton cyclotron into place at ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City. Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.7MB


First half of 220-ton cyclotron moves into place at ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City. Photo courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.6MB	Journey of 220-Ton Cyclotron from IBA Manufacturing Plant in Antwerp to ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma Cityin Oklahoma City. Illustration courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers 1.0MB
Groundbreaking at Illinois Center

Groundbreaking Ceremony on October 20, 2008 Illinois cancer survivors treated with proton therapy helped break ground on construction of the new Proton Therapy Center of Central DuPage Hospital, a ProCure Center. From left to right: Susan Heuer, Harry Marshall and Murray Rosenblatt.	Groundbreaking Ceremony on October 20, 2008 Cancer survivors joined Central DuPage Hospital, Radiation Oncology Consultants and ProCure Treatment Centers to break ground on construction of the new Proton Therapy Center of Central DuPage Hospital, a ProCure Center.

Improvements in Radiation Dose Distribution from 1980 to 2005

Radiation therapy is very effective at killing cancer cells, but also can damage healthy cells. A magnetic resonance image (MRI) of a brain tumor shows that in 1980 (top left), much of the brain received radiation along with the tumor, outlined in the middle. Orange depicts the highest dose, light green the lowest dose. The subsequent images demonstrate that over the years, radiation therapy evolved to become increasingly targeted to the tumor. Highly targeted proton therapy (far right, bottom) is the latest advance in radiation therapy, allowing patients to receive higher, more effective doses, and greatly reducing damage to healthy tissue near the tumor.
Photo Courtesy of Nancy Price Mendenhall, M.D. University of Florida Proton Therapy and Research Center

Comparison of Proton Therapy versus X-ray Therapy
Traditional radiation therapy (which uses photons, or X-rays) kills cancer by interfering with the DNA of cancer cells, preventing them from dividing and growing. Proton therapy kills cancer the same way. The difference is that proton therapy can be precisely targeted to the tumor, allowing patients to receive higher, more effective doses of radiation while eliminating any exit dose. Research shows proton therapy greatly reduces damage to healthy tissue near the tumor causing fewer side effects than traditional radiation therapy, diminishing the chances of secondary tumors and improving quality of life for patients. Courtesy of IBA Particle Therapy download this video (zipped AVI format, 92MB)

Animated Model of a ProCure Proton Therapy Center
Courtesy of ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc. download this video (zipped AVI format, 187MB)

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