August 20, 2024 – Mayo Clinic is celebrating the subsequent section of building of its new proton beam remedy facility with a topping-out ceremony, the place the ultimate metal beam is positioned atop the Andersen Constructing. Positioned in downtown Rochester, the Andersen Constructing was constructed to fulfill the growing demand of sufferers in search of therapy for superior most cancers. The constructing, anticipated to open and deal with sufferers within the second quarter of 2027, could have three tales above floor and two tales under floor, and can present room for future vertical enlargement.

Mayo Clinic’s Proton Beam Remedy Program opened in 2015 within the Jacobson Constructing in Rochester and has since reached capability for its appointments. At this time, roughly 1,250 sufferers per 12 months obtain proton beam remedy within the Jacobson Constructing, which is adjoining to the Andersen Constructing. Roughly 900 extra sufferers per 12 months are handled within the Andersen Constructing to fulfill the positioning’s estimated demand of two,000 sufferers who would require proton beam remedy every year by 2032.

Proton beam remedy makes use of pencil beam scanning to exactly ship excessive doses of radiation to cancerous tissue whereas minimizing radiation to surrounding wholesome tissue. This extremely focused remedy is right for individuals with tumors close to or in important organs and for younger individuals whose organs are nonetheless growing.

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