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Attendees depart the groundbreaking.

Proton Therapy Institute Groundbreaking: On July 23, 2007, Hampton University broke ground for the Proton Therapy institute (PTI); Cynthia “Thia” Keppel, joint JLab/HU professor, participated as PTI's scientific & technical director.

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Biography or History: On Target newsletter, Aug. 2007 Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute breaks ground https://www.jlab.org/news/ontarget/jlab-newsletter-e-ontarget-august-2007#HU HUPTI website https://hamptonproton.org

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Other Descriptive Data: On July 23, 2007, Hampton University broke ground on a new Proton Therapy Institute, located at 40 Enterprise Pkwy, Hampton, VA 23666. The center will provide beams of protons for destroying cancerous tumors non-invasively, quickly and with fewer side effects than traditional cancer treatments. Cynthia (Thia) Keppel, the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute's scientific and technical director, and a joint Jefferson Lab/Hampton University employee, spoke at and participated in the groundbreaking. It was one of the first such facilities built in the U.S.

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