Medical technology

Artificial Heart

Infusion Pump

MRI SCAN OF THE BRAIN

ARTIFICIAL HIP

PROSTHETICS

• FACILITIES AND CLINICAL SETTINGS:
• HOSPITALS
• SATELLITE CENTERS

• CLINICAL LABORATORIES
• SUBACUTE CARE UNITS
• MODERN HOME HEALTH

• ORGANIZATIONAL DELIVERY STRUCTURE:
• MANAGED CARE
• INTEGRATED DELIVERY NETWORKS

• PROTON BEAM FACILITY
• SHANDS HEALTHCARE, JACKSONVILLE
• JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

• IN FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 THE STATE OF FLORIDA FUNDED $6,000,000 TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTON BEAM FACILITY IN JACKSONVILLE.

Proton Beam Generator

• THE ESTIMATED COST OF BUILDING A PROTON BEAM FACILITY IS $104,000,000 TO BE EXPENDED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

No, its not Stargate

• BASED ON THE INCIDENCES OF NEW CASES OF CANCER YEARLY IN FLORIDA ALONE, THE FACILITY WOULD EXPECT TO TREAT 2,500 – 2,800 NEW PATIENTS BY THE END OF THE 5TH YEAR OF OPERATION.

• WHAT IS PROTON CANCER TREATMENT?

• PROTON BEAM THERAPY IS AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT IN THE FIELD OF CANCER THERAPY AND DIFFERS GREATLY FROM TODAY’S CONVENTIONAL THERAPIES.

• CONVENTIONAL CANCER RADIATION TREATMENT UTILIZES X-RAYS AND ELECTRON BEAMS THAT LOSE MOST OF THEIR ENERGY AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH HEALTHY BODY TISSUE.

• THE HEALTHY TISSUE IS FREQUENTLY DAMAGED LEADING TO SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS.

• PROTON ENERGY, HOWEVER, CAN PRODUCE A UNIFORM RADIATION DOSE THAT CAN BE DELIVERED TO DESTROY THE TUMOR WHILE EFFECTING VIRTUALLY NO INJURY TO NEARBY HEALTHY TISSUE.

• IMPROVED RESULTS FOR PATIENTS

• MORE THAN 20,000 PATIENTS HAVE RECEIVED PROTON BEAM TREATMENT IN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. RESULTS ACHIEVED WITH DIFFICULT TO TREAT TUMORS SHOW THE BENEFIT OF PROTON IRRADIATION.

• The Trilogy Machine

• The Trilogy linear accelerator can treat cancer anywhere in the body.
• Quite simply, it targets tumors more precisely, delivers a high dose of radiation and requires fewer treatment sessions.

• What makes it special?
• Flexibility – treatment can be customized to target many different types of cancers, in many locations.
• Accuracy – Radiation beams match the three-dimension shape of the tumor with a high degree of accuracy.

• Higher Doses – Radiation goes only to the cancer cells sparing the health cells surrounding the tumor site.
• Fewer sessions
• Fewer side effects

• On board imager (OBI) helps synchronize treatment with the patient’s breathing cycles. Targets tumor more precisely, while sparing health tissue.