- What is heavy ion radiotherapy?
- Cancer therapy, raised in Japan
Cancer therapy, raised in Japan
A cancer treatment technique from Japan attracts the world’s attention
An advanced medical technology, successfully developed in Japan for the first time in the world
The world’s first heavy ion radiotherapy using carbon ions was initially begun at the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Japan.
Japan’s heavy ion radiotherapy facilities successfully treated more than about 29,000 patients in the period from 1994 until end of 2019.
Heavy ion radiotherapy is a form of radiotherapy attracting a high level of interest around the world, and many institutions are considering the introduction of this treatment. Currently, in addition to QST hospital (the Hospital of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences ), heavy ion radiotherapy is under operation at Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Kyushu International Heavy Ion Beam Therapy Center, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center in Japan ; Heidelberg University in Germany; Institute of Modern Physics in China; Foundation CNAO in Italy; and Med-Austron in Austria. Furthermore, several other facilities are under construction (Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan and Yonsei University in Koria are introducing Japanese equipments.) or being planned.
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