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Making Expertise Matter in Proton TherapyWorkshops and Speaker Engagements
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Developing a Proton Therapy Business Case
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Independent Risk Assessment for Initiatives and Investors
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Proton Therapy Consultancy for Initiatives.
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Executive project management.
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Vendor selection and procurement
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Proton Therapy Consultancy for Vendors.
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Proton Therapy Consultancy for Initiatives.
back to all servicesWhen considering providing the treatment modality of Proton Therapy to your patients, the learning curve is steep. For what patients may I expect clinical advantages now and in the future? How many patients would I need to treat to be operationally successful? What features of the equipment are relevant to me and why? What is critical to include in the exploitation model (business case)? How to make sense of all the information the various vendors are providing me with?
Once the decision to realise a Proton Therapy Center is made the selection process of a vendor is often one of the first (and most exciting) challenges. But it is only one out of many as the project navigates the many obstacles of a once-in-a-lifetime project. The fact that it is a once-in-a-lifetime project makes it hard to be prepared to the sometimes particular challenges of a proton therapy project. What to pay attention to? What is critical to do right now and what can wait? Are the vendor’s services of help to our project? How to procure the equipment? How to convince the banks the risks will be successfully mitigated? How to ensure the new work processes will be integrated within the organisation? etc. etc.
Trees with Character has the experience, and the approach, to provide the information, the structure, and the right expertise (from our network) to help you navigate the field of Proton Therapy. Trees with Character will set you up for success against minimal risk. The observations which lie at the root of our solutions have been described in a report (Solutions in Proton Therapy – for initiatives) which you will find here.
Trees with Character provides the following solutions for starting initiatives:
- Introduction to (overview of) the advantages, the challenges, and the lessons learned in Proton Therapy
- Development of the Strategic Brief (includes definition of the aim and strategy in relation to the initiative’s environment)
- Development of a flexible exploitation model (minimal 20 years)
- Assistance with market consultation
When the initiative turns into a project Trees with Character will be able provide the service of ‘Executive Project Management’ (see here)
Trees with Character can of course be contacted to provide other services in proton therapy if so desired.
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Ask for more informationIndependent consultancy made the difference for us.
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