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Facility Facts

Gantry Treatment Room Installation

Installation of the three-story high IBA proton therapy gantry room which rotates around the patient to deliver treatment from different angles.

Gantry Treatment Room

The gantry rotates around the patient to deliver treatment from different angles, allowing the physician to precisely target the tumor site.

Beam Transport System

The beam transport system distributes a beam of proton energy to each of the four treatment rooms quickly and efficiently.

System Operator

The operator prepares the IBA proton therapy system for treatment delivery.

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60% of all cancer patients receive some form of radiation therapy

  • HUPTI is strategically located on the border of the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.
  • HUPTI is the only proton therapy institute in Virginia.
  • The facility is a $225 million, state-of-the-art research and treatment center.
  • HUPTI is 98,000 sq. ft, and has 4 Gantry rooms, 1 fixed beam room, for a total of 5 treatment rooms.
  • HUPTI is expected to treat over 2,000 patients per year, including 65% prostate cancer treatments. The remaining 35% includes breast, lung, pediatric, and other cancers.
  • The center opened in August 2010.
  • The protons at HUPTI may be accelerated to nearly 60% of the speed of light, about 180,000 km/s, or over 402 million miles/hour.
  • The HUPTI treatment gantries weigh over 90 tons each.
  • The HUPTI facility has over 68 million pounds of concrete in the walls, which, in some places, is as much as 16 feet thick.