# University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute

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## TL;DR

The University of Florida's proton therapy centre in Jacksonville. It treated its first patient in 2006 and, by its own count, more than 13,000 people since.

## Summary

The institute describes itself as the first proton therapy facility in the Southeast. It treated its first patient in 2006 and reports more than 13,000 patients treated over 20 years, across more than 20 cancer types. It is part of the University of Florida Health Cancer Institute and is a designated Florida Cancer Center of Excellence. NAPT lists it at 2015 North Jefferson Street, Jacksonville.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: UF Health Proton Therapy Institute; UFHPTI; Florida Proton
- City: Jacksonville, US
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.floridaproton.org/

## Notes

- Rooms and equipment were not stated on the home page read on 4 November 2026.

## Sources

- UF Health Proton Therapy Institute: https://www.floridaproton.org/
- National Association for Proton Therapy: Find a Center: http://proton-therapy.org/findacenter/

## Connected records

- technologies: [Proton therapy](https://onco.cc/technologies/proton-therapy/)
- institutions: [University of Florida Health Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/uf-health-cancer-center/)

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