The number of protontherapy facilities is still increasing rapidly with more than 30 ongoing projects and close to 60 currently under operation. Although the technology is now validated and robust, a proton facility cannot be considered as a standard radiation therapy equipment: its constraints in terms of building, services, project management are of paramount impact at the level of the hospital. Therefore, a protontherapy project must be carefully considered and prepared, which is mandatory for further fluid and efficient clinical operation.
Keywords: Accelerator technology; Acceptance; Accélérateurs; Management de projet; Project management; Projet; Proton therapy; Protonthérapie; Radiation protection; Radioprotection.
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