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John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter | January 02, 2019
Hitachi to install its first single-room compact proton therapy system
Also a first is the
opening of a Hitachi compact proton therapy system at the planned Shonan Kamakura Advanced Medical Center in Japan.
Slated to open in September 2022, the center will comprise a four-story building with one basement floor, encompassing the location of the hospital’s work in proton therapy along with boron neutron capture therapy, radioisotope therapy, drug discovery research and PET support.
Hitachi one-room proton therapy system
The single room system itself will possess spot scanning technology for treating certain forms of cancer and a full rotating gantry with cone beam CT for precise patient positioning to sustain high-performance technologies in a minimized footprint. Its main feature, however, will be its 70 percent reduced footprint, a quality that has grown in demand and expanded the desire for one-room systems among proton therapy users worldwide.
“We have recently seen a trend for more one-room opportunities in the market,” Henry Itami, executive general manager of radiation therapy systems division at Hitachi Ltd., told HCB News at the time. “Hitachi will continue to support the multi-room system, as there are still such opportunities out there, but our focus on providing the best one-room solution, where not just the technology is important but also the size and cost of the system, will increase.”
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