Introducing the South Florida Proton Center

State of the art

The South Florida Proton Center is an area wide, state of the art, proton beam radiation treatment facility scheduled to open in mid 2011. It will be a unique partnership between private and academic physicians representing an innovative, efficient model for the delivery of this advanced technology for cancer treatment.

Local and convenient facilities

The Center will be comprised of separate facilities in both Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties with identical facility configurations, which will ensure maximum accessibility for both physicians and patients throughout southeastern Florida.  In Miami-Dade the facility will be located adjacent to the UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Complex in downtown Miami. That location, approximately 10-15 minutes from Miami International Airport, and 20 minutes from Ft. Lauderdale International Airport will allow access to patients from around the world.

Flexible and avialable

Unlike traditional single institution based technology, the SFPC will work with a large number of institutions and physicians to meet varying needs of each.

First-Class Facilities

The SFPC  is working is working with a major national architectural firm for the design of the facility.Each of the two facilities will have a 250 Mev super conducting cyclotron with two general treatment vaults and a room for eye treatments and physics research.  The main treatment vaults will contain a gantry in one room and a single straight line horizontal beam in the other.Learn more about us

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Proton Beam Radiation

Conditions Treated

Conditions Treated
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Genitourinary Cancer
  • Childhood Tumors
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Chordoma
  • Ocular Melanoma
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • More
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South Florida Proton Center