Building a proton therapy center at the Texas Center for Proton Therapy in Irving, Texas, created big challenges. The cyclotron weighs as much as a fully loaded Boeing 757, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
Building proton therapy center creates big challenges
The cyclotron at the Texas Center for Proton Therapy weighs as much as a fully loaded Boeing 757, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
November 14, 2018
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