Thursday, March 27, 2008

ProCure Training and Development Center for Proton Therapy Opens

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc. today is celebrating the grand opening of the ProCure Training and Development Center (TDC), the first facility in the world dedicated to proton therapy training.

“We are honored to have ProCure Treatment Centers, the leader in development and training for proton therapy, headquartered here,” said Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan. “We are living in a proton savvy city that is now home to the only training facility of its kind. The Training and Development Center will bring medical professionals from across the country to Bloomington.”

The TDC will provide hands-on training for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists and other staff involved in proton therapy treatment. The facility offers clinical, technical, interpersonal and administrative training that simulates all aspects of proton therapy treatment in a replica of a proton therapy treatment center featuring everything but the actual protons.

source: Business Wire

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