Southwest Florida Proton welcomed more than 100 community and health care leaders to a community reception on Feb. 27 introducing the first phase of Southwest Florida Proton. The event featured guided tours of the facility and introductions from the leaders of Southwest Florida Proton, Lee Health and Advocate Radiation Oncology. Southwest Florida Proton recently opened Phase 1 in December 2024 when Advocate Radiation Oncology debuted a traditional radiation oncology practice and Lee Health opened its diagnostic imaging center. Teams of engineers are currently assembling and calibrating the center’s IBA ProteusONE, a cancer-fighting machine widely recognized as offering the most precise, advanced proton technology in the world. Phase 2 is expected to open in late 2025 when Southwest Florida Proton will begin delivering the first proton therapy treatments.
