Dallas Proton Treatment Center

Dallas Proton Treatment Center Update – Dec 2014/Jan 2015

December has been busy at the job site.  Hunt Construction, the General Contractor on the project, continues to place the piers for the foundation. We have 272 out of 299 piers in place which represents 91% of the total.

Two tower cranes have been erected and inspected. Both are ready for operation and will play a key role in the vertical construction going forward.  The grading and excavation, plumbing and other utilities for the cyclotron room have been completed. Inspection needs to be completed, followed by concrete being poured in that area. The underground plumbing and electrical for the 2nd pour are almost completed and awaiting inspection as well.

The months ahead will involve many concrete pours that make up the bulk of the Center. Pour number two, which is the cyclotron and building sub slab, will be a total of 43,722 cubic yards. That’s is more than 2,900 truckloads of concrete. Additionally, the garage area is 65% completed and which represents 180 cubic yards.

Dallas Proton Treatment Center Update – Oct/Nov 2014

Dallas Proton Treatment Center Construction October 2014Construction continues on the Dallas Proton Treatment Center in Dallas, Texas. Despite the wet weather the project continues to move forward rapidly.  Hunt, the general contractor on the project, continues to place piers at the site, with a total of 238 out 299 piers in place as of November 7th.

To date, the team has already poured 16% of the more than 43,722 cubic yards of concrete that will be used during construction of the Center. This includes grade beams and pit wall for the garage stairs, vestibule and elevators shafts. Pier caps have been placed at the garage ramp areas as well as the underground plumbing. Hunt continues to work on the ONCOR duct bank, which is now 75% complete. 

In the month of November, the Hunt team will start to pour the vertical walls in the gantry, cyclotron and fix beam areas. This will require the placement of thousands of yards of rebar and concrete. The project will quickly start to rise above ground level.

The Dallas Proton Treatment Center team also participated in the UNDY Colon Cancer Run on Saturday the 8th of November.  There was an excellent turnout and the team rallied to raise awareness for colon cancer.

Dallas Proton Treatment Center Update – September 2014

Dallas Proton Treatment Center September 2014The Dallas Proton Treatment Center construction continues to progress in Dallas, Texas.

Currently, the team lead by Hunt Construction, is focused on the  installation of the storm water system, telecommunications, natural gas lines and other utilities provided by ONCOR. There are three drilling rigs on site drilling and pouring the piers to support the foundation for the facility. As of September 9, 2014 there were 135 piers in place. The team is averaging about 6 piers per day and will continue this effort into early October. 

At the northeast corner of the treatment bunker, Hunt has installed a “solider pile retention system” to support the excavation of this area to make ready for our first concrete pours in October. The retention system is needed to support the soil in that area as the team digs out the deep footings for the proton area.

The “in-bed plates” have arrived for placement in the floors of the gantry pits.  These plates are designed to support the feet of each gantry system and will be key to making sure the system is level and true. Each plate weighs several tons and is made of 2” thick steel.  These plates will set by Varian, the proton equipment manufacturer, during the pouring of the gantry floor spaces.

Dallas Proton Treatment Center Update – August 2014

The Dallas Proton Treatment Center continued construction during the month of August. During the past month, installation continued on the storm water system, telecommunications, natural gas lines and other utilities. There are three drilling rigs on site drilling and pouring the piers to support the foundation for the facility. As of September 9th there were 135 piers in place and this effort will continue through the fall.

At the northeast corner of the site, the construction team has installed a “solider pile retention system” to support the excavation of this area to make ready for the first concrete pours later in the fall. Additionally, the team is grading and conditioning the soil in the garage and facility area.

The “in-bed plates” have also arrived for placement in the floors of the gantry pits. These plates are designed to support the feet of each gantry system and will be key to making sure the system is level and true. Each plate weighs several tons and is made of 2” thick steel.  These plates will set by Varian during the pouring of the gantry floor spaces.

 

Dallas Proton Treatment Center Update – July 2014

The Dallas Proton Treatment Center in Dallas TexasIn July of 2014, Advanced Particle Therapy and Dallas Proton Treatment Center LLC began construction of the 110,000 square foot Dallas Proton Treatment Center. The five treatment room center will be operated by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center  and specifically the Department of Radiation Oncology. The proton center is located at 2300 North Stemmons Freeway in central Dallas and adjacent to both the UT Southwestern campus and Dallas Children’s Hospital.