About HUPTI

HUPTI began in 2005 as a vision of Dr. William R. Harvey after hearing of this exciting cancer treatment modality from an alumnus. Several months after President Harvey initiated the process for establishing the proton center, he selected Dr. Keppel as the first member of the team appointed to investigate and evaluate Hampton's ability and interest in establishing a proton center in Virginia.

The committee recognized quickly that the unique combination of expertise needed for such a project existed at Hampton-an outstanding physics department with both a graduate medical physics program and strong ties to the nearby Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, a longstanding relationship with the local cancer treatment community in Hampton Roads, a history of successful scientific and other large project management, and the combination of vision and know-how to make it all happen.

At 98,000 sq. ft. and a total of five treatment rooms, HUPTI is the only proton therapy cancer treatment center in Virginia. With plans to treat over 2,000 patients per year with breast, lung, prostate, pediatric and other cancers, HUPTI is the largest free-standing proton therapy institute in the world. HUPTI is a state-of-the-art research and training facility and an additional beam line is dedicated to proton therapy research.