UFPTI Stats

Using electric and magnetic fields, the cyclotron accelerates the protons.  At its fastest, the cyclotron can accelerate a proton to 62 percent of the speed of light, which is 115,320 miles per second.  The protons are then directed into a beamline.

Let's do some calculations on the concrete.  66 miles x 5,280 feet = 348,480 feet in length.  348,480' in length x 5' in width = 1,742,400 square feet.  A sidewalk, and all residential construction, is calculated on the concrete being 4" thick.  A cubic yard of concrete 4" thick will ideally cover 81 square feet.  1,742,400 square feet / 81 square feet = 21,511 cubic yards of concrete.  Typically a truck carries 9 yards, so that equates to approximately 2,390 truck loads.  That's a lot of concrete.

Slides above were provided by, and used with the permission of, The University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville.  Permission granted by Bradlee J. Robbert, Director of Patient Services, on March 25, 2013