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Contents 1 Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center (Formerly the Northeast Proton Therapy Center) 2 Capabilities 3 Facility Information 4 Cost

Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center
(Formerly the Northeast Proton Therapy Center)

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Contact: Ethan Cascio 617-724-9529 mailto::ecascio@partners.org

Capabilities

• Proton beam from 15 to 230 MeV
• Maximum of 6.5x10¹¹ p/s.
• Flux range from 200 to 10¹¹ p/cm²/s.
• Flux is controllable by the user.
• Spot size from 0.5 to 30 cm with 5% uniformity.
• Energy changes using momentum selection require 15 minutes.
• Degrader energy changes are done in 1 minute.
• Dosimetry using ion chamber or scintillators.
• Dosimetry calibration using Faraday cup, thimble chamber or diodes.
• Latest reference description provided in 2003 NSREC Data Workshop.

Facility Information

• Available weekends only (up to 12 hrs/day).
• Available ~60 days / year.
• Typical schedule lead time is 3 to 8 weeks.
• Nearest airport is Logan (Boston, MA)
• No access restrictions.
• Shipping & receiving available.
• Typical shipping lead time from non-US addresses is 2 weeks.
• Customs broker available.
• Storage for irradiated materials provided.

Cost

• $650/Hr
• 1 Hr Minimum