Hitachi to Install New Proton Beam Therapy System in Spain
2017年12月15日 - 2:38PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that it has entered
into an agreement to provide Clinica Universidad de Navarra (CUN)
with its proton beam therapy (PBT) system. The agreement includes
PBT system maintenance following completion of the systems'
installation.
The PBT System will be installed at CUN's facility in Madrid, Spain
and is equipped with state of the art technology including spot
scanning capability(*) for treating certain forms of cancer. The
System includes a compact synchrotron accelerator, full rotating
gantry with cone beam CT and the option to add an additional gantry
treatment room in the future. PBT patient treatment using the new
system is expected to start at the hospital in the spring of
2020.
PBT is an advanced type of cancer radiotherapy. Protons, the atomic
nucleus of hydrogen, are accelerated at high speed and its energy
is concentrated on the tumours. PBT improves the quality of life
for cancer patients since patients experience no pain during
treatment and the procedure has fewer impacts on bodily functions.
In most cases, patients can continue with their normal daily
activities while undergoing treatment.
(*) Spot scanning technology became feasible by advancing the
uniform quality beam extraction technology from the accelerator and
beam control technology with high accuracy, which includes three
primary benefits: (1) more accurate irradiation which can reduce
the side effects to the healthy tissues surrounding the tumour
compared with conventional double scattering irradiation; (2)
patient-specific collimators and boluses are not necessary; and (3)
proton beam usage factor is high, reducing unnecessary secondary
radiation.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers
innovations that answer society's challenges with our talented team
and proven experience in global markets. The company's consolidated
revenues for fiscal 2014 (ended March 31, 2015) totaled 9,761
billion yen ($81.3 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on
the Social Innovation Business, which includes power &
infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication
systems, construction machinery, high functional materials &
components, automotive systems, healthcare and others. For more
information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at
www.hitachi.com.
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