Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute

Hampton University will join the fight against cancer with its construction of the nation's seventh proton therapy facility, the biggest in the world. The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute (HUPTI) is bringing the latest, most precise cancer-fighting technologies to Virginia. HUPTI is the 1st proton therapy institute in the Mid-Atlantic Region, and the only such facility in Virginia. The $225 million, state-of-the-art research and treatment center will treat over 2, 000 patients per year including prostate, breast, lung, eye and pediatric cancers.