Delray Proton Radiation Therapy Center
Structural | Healthcare, Proton Therapy
Structural
Healthcare, Proton Therapy
Project Overview
The Delray Proton Radiation Therapy Center is a 52′-tall, three-room concrete structure comprised of concrete walls up to 14′ thick and an elevated concrete roof slab that is over 9′ 6″ thick. The proton structure required strict adherence to mass concrete specifications, including concrete peak temperature, concrete placement temperatures, post pour insulating, and concrete section temperature differentials. Baker Concrete’s BIM model of the proton structure modeled all the separate pours for the entire structure and was used by other project partners to coordinate work. All work was completed without impacting the Delray Medical Center’s adjacent emergency department or medical helicopter operations for the trauma center. This project was completed by our Fort Lauderdale, Florida, team.
Client
Gilbane Building Company
Location
Delray Beach, FL
Size
8,177 cy
Completion
April 2018
Additional Project Details
Proton therapy is a highly precise and effective treatment for many cancer tumors with fewer side effects than traditional radiation treatment. The Delray Proton Radiation Therapy Center brought this important technology to the City of Delray. The structure is a 52′-tall, three-room concrete structure comprised of concrete walls up to 14′ thick and an elevated concrete roof slab that is over 9′ 6″ thick.
The proton structure required strict adherence to mass concrete specifications, including concrete peak temperature, concrete placement temperatures, post pour insulating, and concrete section temperature differentials. In addition to mass concrete specifications, the walls and roof have a shielding requirement. This meant that the project team used a high-density granite aggregate from out of state to achieve a higher unit weight of the concrete.
Baker Concrete provided a BIM model of the proton structure that modeled all the separate pours for the entire structure. Other trade contractors and the general contractor used this model to coordinate the mechanical/engineering/plumbing (MEP) trades as well as detail the MEP prefabricated assemblies for each individual pour.
This project was built in an existing parking lot on the Delray Medical Center campus. The project is surrounded by staff parking lots, creating heavy foot traffic along the project perimeter. All work was done without impacting the emergency department or the medical helicopter operations for the trauma center.