October 16, 2018Hitachi`s Heavy Ion Beam Therapy System Starts Treatment at Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center
(World News Science)

Information contained in this news release is current as of the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without prior notice. Tokyo, October 16, 2018 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, `Hitachi`) announced today that its heavy ion beam therapy system*1has started treatment at Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center as of October 16. This marks the first operation of Hitachi`s first heavy ion therapy system. The system, consisting of two treatment rooms with vertical and horizontal ports and one treatment room with horizontal and oblique ports, is equipped with scanning technology for treating certain forms of cancer and will have the feature of real-time image gating for tracking...