Gilbane Building Co.

Owner:

Proton International - Delray, LLC

Architect:

Stantec/VOA Associates, Inc.

Scope Of Work

Gilbane provided construction management at-risk services for the construction of a new 36,000 SF, two-story outpatient medical office building facility that houses proton therapy and linear radiation within the Delray Medical Center campus. The Delray Proton Therapy center stands amongst a select group of hospitals in the United States that offer proton therapy using the latest technology.

The goal of the project was to create a state-of-the-art radiation oncology center for cancer treatment using proton beam and linear radiation technology. A cyclotron particle accelerator, proton beam line and treatment gantry are at the core of the facility. Support space includes clinic, proton support, CT, reception, staff and utility space.

Quick Facts about the cyclotron:

• The cyclotron contains about ~25 miles of highly conductive wiring
• The cyclotron is cooled to -450 degrees Fahrenheit and accelerates protons to two-thirds the speed of light (over 100,000 miles per second)
• The treatment room will have a three-story gantry, with an arm which rotates 360 degrees around the patient directing the protons to where they are needed.
• The cyclotron is manufactured in Germany and shipped by sea to a nearby port for transport via a specialized semi-trailer.
• Protons are guided using huge magnets along a beam line and into a treatment room where the beam is delivered with millimeter accuracy to target the cancer cells.