Building a Proton Therapy Center

Building a proton therapy center is a complex process resulting in longer construction timelines and high construction costs compared to an average medical facility.

ProCure's founder and senior management are a skilled team of proton thearpy experts with prior experience in building and operating proton therapy centers. This expertise has resulted in applying “lessons learned” to streamline the process of building a proton therapy center, making proton therapy available to patients faster.

ProCure’s proton treatment center under development in Oklahoma City is on world-record pace to open its first treatment room in 27 months; the fourth and final treatment room is scheduled to open in 34 months, more than a year faster than any other center has been completed.

Cost of a Proton Center 
Other proton facilities in the U.S. range from 90,000 to 120,000 sq. ft. ProCure developed a design for a treatment center with a footprint of only 58,000 sq. ft., reducing the construction and other costs.

The infrastructure needed to support the highly sophisticated proton therapy equipment also adds costs to the project: 

• More than 13,000 cubic yards of concrete and 2 million tons of rebar is needed for the foundation
  and walls of the building to support more than 300 tons of equipment. There is no room for error
  or settlement; the precision of the equipment requires stability and consistency
• More than 1,300 cables measuring 15,000 feet in length
• Nearly 10 miles of electrical conduit that must be coordinated and placed inside the concrete
  walls – with only four bends allowable for any one line supporting the equipment