The Only Center with a Dedicated Treatment Gantry for Research
The Center will have the world's only proton treatment gantry fully dedicated to research along several tracks including: basic biological research to better understand exactly how protons kill cancer cells; applied research and development for evaluating imaging methods, computer-targeting technologies and patient positioning techniques; and translational research to develop and refine other treatments that can augment proton therapy.
The research will be done in cooperation among Cincinnati Children's, UC Medical Center, the University of Cincinnati Physicians, the UC College of Medicine and Varian, the proton equipment manufacturer. Some collaborations will also involve research centers in Germany and Israel. More multi-institutional partnerships are likely.
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About the New Proton Therapy Center
The Proton Therapy Center features two treatment gantries, one research gantry, and a shelled treatment bay for future expansion. One treatment gantry is devoted to pediatric patients and one to adult patients. The Center, located at Cincinnati Children's Liberty campus, will have separate and clearly-marked entrances for children and adults. Contractors on the three-year project included Messer Construction of Cincinnati and the Linbeck Group of Houston. Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, California, is the equipment manufacturer.
About Cincinnati Children's
Cincinnati Children's, a non-profit, pediatric, academic medical center established in 1883, is internationally recognized for improving child health and transforming delivery of care through fully integrated, globally recognized research, education and innovation. It is one of the top three recipients of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health, ranked third in the nation among all Honor Roll hospitals in U.S. News and World Report's Best Children's Hospitals, and a research and teaching affiliate of the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine. Its patient population includes the eight-county primary service area covering parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. A destination for children with complex medical conditions, it also served patients from all 50 states and nearly 70 countries during the past year. Additional information can be found at www.cincinnatichildrens.org. Connect on the Cincinnati Children's blog, via Facebook and on Twitter.
About UC Health
UC Health, the University of Cincinnati's affiliated health system and the region's only academic health system, includes University of Cincinnati Medical Center, ranked among the top 25 percent of institutions according to UHC's 2015 Quality and Accountability Study; West Chester Hospital, recipient of the 2016 Healthgrades® Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, placing the facility's performance above 90 percent of similar hospitals nationally for patient satisfaction; Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Cincinnati's premier provider of long-term acute care; University of Cincinnati Physicians, Cincinnati's largest multi-specialty practice group with more than 700 board-certified clinicians and surgeons; Lindner Center of HOPE, the region's premier mental health center; and several institutes focusing on the areas of cancer, the neurosciences, cardiovascular and diabetes. To learn more, visit UCHealth.com.
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