Mayo move-in day tomorrow at proton beam buildingKim DavidKim DavidPublished: March 23, 2014Share on FacebookShare on TwitterMayo Clinic begins formal occupancy of the Richard O. Jacobson Building Monday. Work on the building Kim David/Townsquare Media Kim David/Townsquare MediaKim David/Townsquare Media Kim David/Townsquare Medialoading...began in the fall of 2011. The building - located near Central Park - is home of Mayo’s new proton beam therapy program. Although most of the construction work is finished, physicians, scientists and technicians will calibrate and test the high tech equipment over the next 15 months. Mayo hopes to begin treating patients with the state-of-the-art cancer fighting equipment next summer. Mayo says its facility is among just a few in the country that will offer the pencil beam proton therapy, which is more accurate in targeting tumors with lower radiation exposure. Mayo says the therapy is especially beneficial in the treatment of children who have cancer. The building will operate four treatment rooms that will have an annual capacity of 1200 patients. The new program is expected to employ about 130 staff members, including nine doctors and 10 physicists needed to oversee the proton beam equipment. Mayo is constructing a similar program at its Arizona site. The combined cost of both facilities is $370 million. The section of equipment in the photo above is 270 feet long - nearly the length of a football field.More From KROC-AMMan Killed, Teen Injured in Rollover Crash on Rural Rochester HighwayMan Killed, Teen Injured in Rollover Crash on Rural Rochester HighwayStewartville Man Allegedly Soaked Detention Deputy With UrineStewartville Man Allegedly Soaked Detention Deputy With UrineGoFundMe For Rochester Community Leader Injured in Brutal AssaultGoFundMe For Rochester Community Leader Injured in Brutal AssaultBail Set at $250K For Teenage Rochester Burglary SuspectBail Set at $250K For Teenage Rochester Burglary SuspectTemporary Closure Planned for One of Rochester’s Busiest Parking RampsTemporary Closure Planned for One of Rochester’s Busiest Parking RampsMan Accused of Attack on Rochester Community Activist & VolunteerMan Accused of Attack on Rochester Community Activist & Volunteer‘Law Enforcement’ Scam Victimizes Another Rochester Area Resident‘Law Enforcement’ Scam Victimizes Another Rochester Area ResidentRochester Man Launches Campaign For 2nd Ward City Council SeatRochester Man Launches Campaign For 2nd Ward City Council SeatRoad Project for One of Rochester’s Busiest Streets Starts Next WeekRoad Project for One of Rochester’s Busiest Streets Starts Next Week
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