June 16, 2008

First Patient is Seen by Penn Radiation Oncology at the Perelman Center

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January 29, 2008

220-Ton Particle Accelorator (Cyclotron) for World's Largest Proton Therapy Center Arrives in Philadelphia

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April 2, 2007

"Topping Out" of Perelman Center – Final Steel Beam is Raised Into Place

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February 13, 2007

Nearly 1500 Penn Medicine, UPHS and University Employees Sign the Final Beam in the Perelman Center Structure

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December 6, 2006

Ralph J. Roberts and Brian L. Roberts Help Establish World's Largest and Most Comprehensive Proton Therapy Center

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June 7, 2006

UPHS Begins Construction of Proton Therapy Treatment Facility

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November 28, 2005

Raymond and Ruth Perelman Donate $25 Million to Name PENN Medicine's Center for Advanced Medicine

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October 20, 2005

Official Perelman Center Groundbreaking Ceremony & Reception

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- Learn about the Perelman Center
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2004

Municipal Auditorium and Civic Center Complex Torn Down to Make Room for the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

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- Learn about the history of the site
- View pictures of the excavation