As you might expect, an impressive array of technology and research has gone into the advanced cancer treatments available at our centers. This video offers a glimpse of the technology, the physics, and the expertise behind the healing power of protons.
Our Treatment Rooms
ProCure offers different rooms customized to meet patient needs. The rooms include: the gantry, the fixed beam, and the inclined beam. Each room was designed with different patient considerations in mind. Depending on your diagnosis and tumor location, a room will be selected for you. All treatment rooms feature the robotic patient-positioning system. This device helps move patients into the exact position each time, ensuring the precise delivery of therapy while also minimizing setup time for treatment.
The gantry room
The gantry room combines 360° rotation with a sophisticated patient-positioning system to provide precision treatment with a high degree of flexibility. It is particularly effective in treating hard-to-reach tumors, pediatric patients, and anyone who requires a unique course of therapy.
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The inclined-beam room
ProCure's innovative inclined-beam technology can treat many of the tumors that normally require a gantry. The inclined beam can be positioned horizontally with the beam parallel to the floor or at a 60° incline from the horizontal. The ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City was the first proton-therapy center in the world to use the inclined-beam technology.
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The fixed-beam room
The fixed-beam system features a horizontal beam and is, as its name indicates, fixed in place. It is capable of treating a large percentage of the cancers that proton therapy is indicated for. Even though the actual delivery system can't move, the precision and efficacy of the therapy is the same as with the inclined beam and the gantry.
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Robotic patient-positioning system
The robotic patient-positioning system uses the most modern robotics technology to position patients for the precise targeting of tumors. This new technology allows technicians greater freedom of movement while also minimizing setup time for the patient. The positioning system received U.S. FDA clearance in April 2009 and was named rt image magazine's most valuable product in 2009.
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The Physics of Proton Therapy
The process of delivering protons to a tumor begins in the cyclotron. The cyclotron speeds up protons, and electromagnets direct them to the gantry. ProCure’s gantry rotates 360° around a patient, allowing the nozzle that delivers the protons to be positioned to precisely target the tumor. The animations below show this process in action.
The Cyclotron
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The Path of Protons
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