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FREE STANDING CANCER
CENTERS
Our team has put together a variety of free standing center
designs ranging from 5,000 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft. In
today's economy, we understand the value of knowing how to
design a center that will satisfy your budget, without
sacrificing quality.
VAULT ADDITIONS
With the advent of Intensity Modulated
Radiation Therapy (IMRT), many centers are beginning to
switch their focus to providing IMRT solutions to their
patients. In many cases, vault additions are a good method
to allow you to provide this service. We understand the
intricacies of IMRT shielding, specifically the increased
amount of neutrons that are generated.
VAULT RENOVATIONS /
RE-SHIELDING / BASEFRAME RETROFITS
When it is not feasible to construct a new vault, renovating
and/or re-shielding your existing vault can be a viable
alternative. We have performed a great deal of vault
renovations & re-shielding work throughout our history.
More and more of our customers are replacing antiquated
accelerators and upgrading to dual-energy IMRT accelerators.
High Dose Rate (HDR)
BRACYTHERAPY SUITES
With the ever growing methods of cancer treatment becoming
available to Oncologists to fight the war against cancer,
the demand for HDR rooms has been steadily increasing. We
can meet your needs when it comes to constructing HDR /
Brachytherapy Suites.
TYPES OF VAULTS:
direct SHIELD VS. MAZED
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We would like to have a few minutes of your time to
tell you of the benefits of the direct-shield linear
accelerator room. As you can see in the figures
below, the direct-shield vault saves almost 200
square feet of floor space and 800 cubic feet of
volume. Eliminating this space reduces construction
cost and future energy cost for heating, cooling and
lighting.
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While the direct-shield door may add a few thousand
dollars to the upfront cost, this cost will be
returned in no more than three to four years by
treating more patients per day, paying less in
overtime and lower energy bills. This Return On
Investment (ROI) is even more immediate if the space
that you are saving is leased.
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Another benefit of a direct-shield vault is
the closer contact the radiation therapist has with
the patient. Because the therapist has fewer steps
to walk between setups, the patient spends less time
on the treatment couch during non-treatment times.
While this saves only a few minutes for each
patient, it can add up to over an hour during the
course of a day. This can be an hour to treat
additional patients or an hour less overtime paid to
employees.
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In today's radiation treatment industry, the
delivery of the treatment is being streamlined with
products like the multi-leaf collimator. The
direct-shield treatment room fits perfectly with
clinical and technological advances for increasing
patient throughput and helping a cancer treatment
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Figure 1.
Model showing a vault with a maze.
Figure 2.
Model showing a vault with a direct shield door.
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