Proton Therapy Centers in the United States This website is provided by Robert D. Ferre, author of the books Proton Therapy Destroys Cancer and Prostate Cancer Conquered by Proton Therapy. More information is available through the links on the navigation bar above. We now list 40 centers operating in the United States with 19 in planning or construction stages. This list was updated July, 2022. CENTERS IN OPERATION: ALPHABETICAL LIST BY STATE AND CITY PBS = Pencil Beam Scanning (the latest and most accurate technology). Yes or no. A gantry turns around the patient. A fixed beam stays in one place, or shifts up to 60 degrees of movement . Low energy sites specializing only in ocular tumors are not included. 1. Alabama, Birmingham Proton International University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 400 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233 Tel: 800.822.8816 http://www.uabmedicine.org/proton Mevion single gantry (S250i) PBS: Yes 2. Alabama, Birmingham Providence Proton Therapy 1200 Corporate Drive, Suite 470 Birmingham, AL 35242 Tel: 205.641.0775 http://providenceprotontherapy.com/ IBA ProteusOne single gantry PBS: Yes 3. Arizona, Phoenix Mayo Clinic Proton Beam therapy Center 5881 E, Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054 Tel: 480.369-5200 http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/proton-beam-therapy-program/sections/proton-therapy-facilities/gnc-20187682 Opened: 2016 Four gantries PBS: Yes 4. California, Loma Linda James M. Slater MD Proton Treatment and Research Center 11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354 Tel: 800.PROTONS (800.776.8667) http://www.protons.com Opened: 1990 Three gantries, one fixed beam PBS: No Have treated more than 25,000 patients, pioneered proton therapy 5. California, San Diego California Protons Cancer Therapy Center 9730 Summers Ridge Rd., San Diego, CA 92121 Tel: 858.549.7400 http://www.californiaprotons.com Opened: 2014 as Scripps Proton Therapy Center. New ownership December, 2017 Three gantries, two fixed beam PBS: Yes 6. Florida, Delray Beach Delray Medical Center 5352 Linton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33484 Tel: 561.498.4440 https://www.delraymedicalctr.com/ One gantry, Varian, Developed by Proton International PBS: Yes 7. Florida, Jacksonville Ackerman Cancer Center 10881 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32223 Tel: 904.880.5522 http://www.ackermancancercenter.com/proton-therapy/what-is-proton-therapy/ Opened: 2015 One gantry First private physician-funded proton center in U.S. Has Medicare registry (trial) for proton therapy. Report of my visit: Ackerman PBS: No 8. Florida, Jacksonville University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute 2015 N. Jefferson Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 Tel: 904.588.1800 http://www.floridaproton.org Opened: 2006, 2020 update Three gantries, one fixed beam PBS: Yes Report of my visit: UFvisit 9. Florida, Miami The Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 305.243.5302 https://www.umiamihealth.org/sylvester-comprehensive-cancer-center/treatments-and-services/proton-therapy/ Varian, One Treatment room 10. Florida, Miami Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South 8900 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176 Tels: 786.527.8010, 786.596.2000 http://www.ufhealthcancerorlando.com/centers/proton-therapy-center Opened 2018 Three gantries PBS: Yes 11. Florida, Orlando The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy University of Florida Health Center 1400 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806 Tels: 321.841.8650 / 321.841.1869 http://www.ufhealthcancerorlando.com/centers/proton-therapy-center
Opened: 2016 One Mevion S250, 15,000 sq. ft. facility PBS: No Has space for future expansion. 12. Georgia, Atlanta Emory Proton Treatment Center 615 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 Tel: 707.217.7565 http://www.emoryproton.com Opened: 2018 Four gantries, one fixed beam PBS: Yes 13. Illinois, Warrenville Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center 4455 Weaver Parkway, Warrenville, IL 60555 (Chicago area) Tel: 877.887.5807 http://www.chicagoprotoncenter.com Opened: 2010 One gantry, three fixed beam PBS: Yes 14. Louisiana, Shreveport Willis-Knighton Proton Therapy Center 2600 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103 Tel: 318.212.8300 http://www.wkhs.com/Cancer/Cancer-Treatment-Services/Proton-Therapy/Proton-Therapy-Facts.aspx Opened: 2014 One gantry (IBA ProteusONE) PBS: Yes 15. Maryland, Baltimore Maryland Proton Treatment Center 850 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Tel: 410.369.5200 http://www.mdproton.com Opened: 2016 Three gantry, two fixed beam PBS: Yes Charges the same for proton therapy as for x-ray radiation. 16. Massachusetts, Boston Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 Tel: 617.724.1680 http://www.massgeneral.org/radiationoncology/BurrProtonCenter.aspx Opened: 2003, 2019 update Two gantries, one fixed beam Plus new synchrotron-powered system by ProTom. PBS: Yes 17. Michigan, Flint McLaren Proton Therapy Center 4100 Beecher Road, Flint, MI 48532 Tel: 855.697.7684 https://www.mclaren.org/main/proton-therapy-center Opened: 2019 Two gantries, third one due in 2023. PBS: Yes 18. Michigan, Royal Oak Proton Therapy Center at Beaumont Hospital Cancer Institute 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073 Tel: 248.551.8402 http://www.beaumont.org/treatments/proton-therapy Opened July, 2017 One IBA ProteusOne gantry PBS: Yes Developing new SPArc technology beaming from revolving gantry. 19. Minnesota, Rochester Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Center 190 Second Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901 Tel: 507.284.2511 http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/proton-beam-therapy-program/sections/proton-therapy-facilities/gnc-20187682 Opened: 2015 Four gantries (current expansion will add two more, open in 2025) PBS: Yes They do many clinical trials. Charge the same for protons as for x-rays. 20. Missouri, Saint Louis Mercy Proton Therapy Center David C. Pratt Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital 607 S. New Ballas Road Creve Coeur (Saint Louis), MO 63141 314.251.6400 https://www.mercy.net/service/proton-beam-therapy/ One gantry, Mevion S250i 21. Missouri, St. Louis S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center 224 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 Tel: 314.286.1222 http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/siteman-approach/radiation/proton-beam-therapy/ Opened: 2013, 2020 (new unit) Two gantries (Mevion S250, S250i) PBS: Yes (new unit) 22. New Jersey, Brunswick The Laurie Proton Therapy Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Tel: 888.MD.RWJUH (888.637.9584) http://www.rwjuh.edu/proton-therapy/proton-therapy.aspx Opened: 2015 One gantry PBS: Yes 23. New Jersey, Somerset ProCure Proton Therapy Center 103 Cedar grove Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 Tel: 877.967.7628 http://www.procure.com Open: 2012 One gantry, two inclined beams, one fixed beam PBS: Yes 24. New York, New York New York Proton Center 225 E. 126th Street, New York, NY 10035 Tel: (833) 697-7686 http://www.nyproton.com Opened: 2019 Varian: Four treatment rooms plus one for research PBS: Yes 250,000 sq. ft. facility plus separate call center. 25. Ohio, Cincinnati Children’s Proton Therapy Center 7777 Yankee Road Liberty Township, OH 45044 Tel: 877.881.8479 http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/p/proton-therapy Opened: 2016 Three gantries PBS: Yes One gantry for research. 26. Ohio, Cleveland University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 Tel: 855.318.8390 http://www.uhhospitals.org/seidman/services/radiation-oncology/our-technology/proton-therapy
Opened: 2016 One gantry PBS: No 27. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Proton Center 5901 W. Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73142 Tel: 888.847.2640 http://www.OKCproton.com Opened: 2009 as ProCure, new ownership April, 2019 One gantry, three fixed beam PBS: No, but expects to upgrade by summer, 2022. 28. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Stephenson Cancer Center Proton Center at the University of Oklahoma 800 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Tel: 855.750.2273 http://www.stephensoncancercenter.org/Patients/Clinics-Services/Proton-Therapy Opened: 2015 Clinitron 250TM by Mevion PBS: No Impenetrable website. No information. 29. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Roberts Proton Therapy Center 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel: 800.789.7366 http://www.pennprotontherapy.org Year opened: 2010 IBA: Four gantries, one fixed beam, one research PBS: Yes Calls itself largest in the world. Opening second center in New Jersey (with PBS) 30. Tennessee, Franklin (Nashville) Provision CARES Proton Therapy Nashville 4588 Carothers Pkwy, Franklin, TN 37067 Tel: 844.726.8884 http://www.nashvilleproton.com Year opened: 2018 Two gantries, one fixed beam (ProNova) PBS: Yes 31. Tennessee, Knoxville Thompson Proton Center (formerly Provision CARES Proton Therapy Center) 6450 Provision Cares Way, Knoxville, TN 37909 Tel: 865.862.1600 http://www.thompsoncancer.com Year opened: 2014 (Purchased by Covenant Health in July, 2022) Two gantries one fixed beam (IBA) and one gantry one fixed beam (ProNova) 32. Tennessee, Memphis St. Jude Red Frog Events Proton Therapy Center (Children only) 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 Tel: 866.278.5833 http://www.stjude.org/treatment/services/radiation-oncology/proton-therapy.html
Opened: 2015 Two gantries, one fixed beam PBS: Yes Red Frog Events raised millions for the center, hence the name. 33. Texas, Irving (Dallas) Texas Center for Proton Therapy 1501 West Royal Lane, Irving, TX 75063 Tel: 469.513.5500 http://www.texascenterforprotontherapy.com Opened: 2015 Two gantries, one fixed beam IBA Proteus technology PBS: Yes Has a Medicare registry (trial) for proton therapy. 34. Texas, Houston M. D. Anderson Proton Therapy Center 1840 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77054 Tel: 866.632.4782 http://www.mdanderson.org/patients-family/diagnosis-treatment/care-centers-clinics/proton-therapy-center.html Opened: 2006 Three gantries, one fixed beam PBS: Yes Current plans are to double capacity by 2022 with new treatment rooms. 35. Utah, Salt Lake City Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah The Senator Orrin G. Hatch Center for Proton Therapy 1950 Cir of Hope Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801.585.0100 https://healthcare.utah.edu/huntsmancancerinstitute/treatment/proton-therapy.php Mevion S250i single room Opened: 2021 36. Virginia, Fairfax Inova Mather Proton Therapy Center Inova Shar Cancer Institute 8081 Innovation Park Dr., Fairfax, VA 22031 571.472.0606 http://www.inova.org Two gantries, IBA ProteusOne with pencil beam scanning and cone beam imaging PBS: Yes 37. Virginia, Hampton Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute 40 Enterprise Parkway, Hampton, VA 23666 Tel: 757.251.6800 http://www.hamptonproton.org Opened: 2010 Four gantries, one fixed beam PBS: No 38. Washington, Seattle Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Proton Therapy Center 1570 North 115th Street, Seattle WA 98133 Tel: 877.897.7628 http://www.sccaprotontherapy.com Date opened: 2013 One gantry, one fixed beam PBS: No 39. Washington, D.C. Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 3800 Reservoir Road, N.W., Washington DC 20057 Tel: 855.546.2805 http://www.medstargeorgetown.org/our-services/cancer-care/treatments/proton-beam-therapy/ Gantries: 1 (first Mevion 250Si with pencil beam scanning and Hyperscan imagery). PBS: Yes 40. Washington, D.C. Johns Hopkins National Proton Therapy Center Sibley Memorial Hospital 5255 Loughboro Rd NW, Washington, DC 20016 Tel: 202.804.3343 http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/centers/proton-therapy-center/ Three gantries * * * * * PROTON CENTERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR IN PLANNING All are assumed to have Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) Not included are expansions of currently operating centers 1. Arkansas, Little Rock UAMS Proton Therapy Center UAMS Health 4301 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205 501.686.7000 http://www.uamshealth.com/ Opening 2023 2. Connecticut, Danbury Danbury Proton Therapy Center 85 Wooster Heights Danbury, CT 06492 http://www.danburyproton.com One gantry Opening 2024 Mevion S250i Delay in getting Certificate of Need 3. Connecticut, Wallingford Connecticut Proton Therapy Center, LLC 932 Northrup Road Wallingford, CT 06492 Opening 2023 One gantry Developed by Proton International Partners: Yale NewHaven Health and Hartford Healthcare 4. Florida, Ft Meyers Advocate Radiation Oncology Southwest Florida Proton 15681 New Hampshire Court Fort Meyers, FL 33908 239.437-1977 Website: http://www.advocatero.com Opening: 2023 IBA ProteusONE 5. Florida, Jacksonville Mayo Clinic Address: Near the new Mangurian Building 4500 Mellish Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 Telephone: 904.953.2000 Website: http://www.mayoclinic.org Opening: 2023 Two gantries This will be the third proton therapy center in Jacksonville. 6. Florida, Orlando Provision CARES Proton Therapy Center, Orlando 15775 New Independence Parkway Winter Garden, FL 34787 Opening: 2022 Two gantries plus one fixed beam (ProNova) Construction has been delayed due to Bankruptcy and restructuring debt. 7. Florida, Tampa Tampa Institute for Proton Therapy 813.582-5823 https://topdocsfl.com Proton International One treatment room The Cancer Institute at Tampa General Hospital will manage the center 8. Kansas, Kansas City University of Kansas Health System 4000 Cambridge Kansas City, KS 66103 Tel: 913.588.1227 https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/about-us/academic-advantage/proton-therapy-initiative Opening: 2021 One gantry (IBA ProteusOne) 9. Kansas, Kansas City Provision CARES Cancer Center and Proton Therapy Center Location to be determined Kansas City, KS Opening: 2022 Three treatment rooms, ProNova Equipment Project on hold due to bankruptcy. 10. Kansas, Overland Park (Kansas City) Kansas City Proton Institute KCUC Urology & Oncology 5300 Indian Creek Parkway Overland Park, KS 66207 Tel: 913.780-3388 http://www.KCUC.com Opening: 2023 One gantry (Mevion S250i) Privately owned and physician-led 11. Illinois, Peoria OSF HealthCare 800 NE Glen Oaks Ave., Peoria, IL 61603 Tel: 309.655.2850 Opening: 2023 12. Louisiana, Baton rouge Louisiana ProtonCare Center Provident ProtonCare,a division of Provident Resource Group Baton Rouge, LA One gantry Project delayed 13. New Jersey, Voorhees Township Virtua Voorhees Hospital 100 Bowman Drive Voorhees Township, NJ 08043 856.247.3000 https://www.virtua.org/services/cancer-treatment/virtua-cancer-program/penn-medicine-virtua-health-proton-therapy-center In conjunction with Penn Medicine Opening: 2022 Varian, one treatment room 14. New Mexico, Albuquerque New Mexico Cancer Center 4901 Lang Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505.842.8171 http://www.NMcancercenter.org Opening: 2024 Single ProteusOne IBA 15. North Carolina, Charlotte Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute 200 S. College Street Charlotte, NC 28202 980.442.2000 http://www.atriumhealth.org Opening: late 2023 One gantry Mevion s250i 16. Ohio, Columbus Ohio State University's James Cancer Hospital and Nationwide Children's Hospital Part of Wexner Medical Center 410 W. 10th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 614.293.8000 https://health.osu.edu/health/cancer/flash-cancer-treatment Opening: 2023 Varian ProBeam 360 designed to reach 400 Gy for Flash therapy. 17. Pennsylvania, Lancaster Lancaster General Health Ann B. Bershinger Cancer Institute Proton Therapy Center 2102 Harrisburg Pike Lancaster, PA 17601 888.544.4636 https://www.lancastergeneralhealth.org/ Opening: 2022 One treatment room 18. Texas, San Antonio University of Texas Health Science Center UT Health San Antonio Proton Therapy and Research Center The Mays Cancer Center Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, TX 78229 Steven Lee: 210.450.3823 http://www.uthscsa.edu/ Opening: 2023 One treatment room (Proton International, developer) 19. Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin Health Proton Therapy Center Eastpark Drive Madison, WI 608.440.6400 http://uwhealth.org/proton-therapy Opening: 2024 One treatment room, special Marie system with patient treated in a sitting position developed by Leo Cancer Care. FOREIGN PROTON CENTERS OF INTEREST 1. Prague, Czechoslovakia www.proton-cancer-treatment.com 2. Shanghai, China shmtppp.com 3. Seoul, Korea www.nccproton.com 4. Galgenen, Switzerland www.psi.ch/protontherapy/ 5. Apollo Hospitals, in India, proton therapy center opening in mid-2017. www.apollohospitals.com/departments/cancer/treatment/radiation-therapy Also see www.ptcog.ch/index.php/facilities-in-operation for proton centers around the world. |