Atrium Health Gains Momentum on Construction of Advanced Radiation Center

Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute’s footprint continues to expand with the addition of a state-of-the-art radiation therapy facility under construction in Midtown Charlotte. Slated to open later this year, the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Proton & Advanced Radiation Center will house the most technologically advanced radiation services, including gamma knife radiosurgery and the Carolinas’ first proton beam therapy program. The official “topping out” of the facility was celebrated earlier this spring as the final steel beam was placed by the construction team.

To house advanced radiation therapies safely, the building is being outfitted with special features to protect patients and teammates. The complex and highly coordinated installation process, including placing a large gamma knife and proton beam, will begin this summer and take several months to complete. These advanced technologies will allow Levine Cancer Institute (LCI) to provide adults and children diagnosed with complex tumors with unprecedented access to more precise and minimally invasive treatment options.

The creation of the advanced radiation facility represents the collective vision of many multidisciplinary teams across Atrium Health, including experts in pediatrics; anesthesia; neurosurgery; supportive oncology; global health services; radiation oncology; and clinical trials.

Plans for the new facility were conceived with a “person-centered” approach, ensuring the patient experience was at the heart of every detail, such as accessibility, integrative oncology services, patient privacy, and more. The design team even solicited input from LCI’s patient family advisory council — one of several patient resources that contributed to LCI’s achievement of Planetree International’s Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care in 2022.

The construction team is working toward the official grand opening of the facility at the end of this year, with the first gamma knife patients being treated in December, followed by proton beam patients in 2024.

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