This website provides information on heavy ion radiotherapy for medical professionals (doctors, dentists, pharmacists, engineers, nurses, etc.). Persons other than medical professionals, including those who hope for heavy ion radiotherapy, are requested to enter here.
Pages for people who hope for this therapy
- 2024/10/16
- Content partially revised.
- 2020/05/29
- Content partially revised.
- 2020/02/03
- Contents of “Introduction of the related facilities” partially renewed.
- 2019/02/28
- Added Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center to “Introduction of the related facilities.
- 2017/1/24
- Content partially revised.
- 2017/1/24
- Added i-ROCK to "Introduction of the treatment facilities."
- 2013/11/29
- The Chinese version of this site opened.
- 2013/10/23
- The English version of this site opened.
What are heavy ion beams?
Detailed explanation of characteristics of heavy ion radiotherapy
Characteristics of heavy ion radiotherapy
Concentration and biological effect
Equipment necessary for the therapy
Presentation of the heavy particle accelerators used for the therapy
Accelerators and irradiation systems
Advantages of heavy ion radiotherapy
Comparison from various angles
History of heavy ion radiotherapy
History of application for cancer therapy
R&D status in various countries
Worldwide facilities
General situation of heavy ion radiotherapy
The number of enrolled patients, etc.
Actual results of heavy ion radiotherapy
Local control and survival rates, etc.
Effectiveness of cancer therapy for each site
Prostate cancer and bone and soft tissue tumors are most favorable
Future of heavy ion radiotherapy
Aiming for more advanced therapy
Introduction of the related facilities
World-leading facilities in Japan
Cooperating medical institutions
Medical cooperation between various medical specialists and institutions
The English and Chinese versions of the Heavy Ion Radiotherapy Guide are based on the Japanese version of the website, which was created by the Particle Radiotherapy Promotion Group (P-RAP)..
Inquiries
Please click here to inquire about heavy ion radiotherapy.
