THE NEXT STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE RADIOTHERAPY CENTER IN KRAKOW

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500 cubic meters of concrete were used in the process of pouring the walls of the bunkers protecting the devices of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow.

This is the most important stage in the construction of this type of facility. The entire operation at the construction site lasted 10 hours. The walls of the three bunkers are 1,2 - 2,5 meters thick, and the quality of the concrete used was tested by three independent laboratories.

Construction of the Amethyst Center started at the end of January this year. All work is carried out as planned. The therapeutic part of the building will be ready in the summer and its furnishing will begin then. The most important thing will be the installation of three modern accelerators (linear accelerators) located in special bunkers, thanks to which the radiation used for treatments does not leak outside.

The radiological protection project is a component of the construction design of radiotherapy centers. It defines the thickness of the walls and the density of the concrete used. The area of ​​the bunkers in the Ametyst Center in Krakow is 450 square meters, and the walls are 5 meters high. After the work is completed, the effectiveness of the bunkers' operation is controlled by the Polish Atomic Energy Agency in Warsaw.