Links
Several of the best cancer centers in the world are successfully treating cancer patients with proton therapy and carbon ions therapy today. More world class cancer centers are currently being developed with light ions therapy and research. LIONESS Light Ions are proud to provide some contact information here below:
RESULTS
The results from Carbon ion therapy are very good in comparison with any alternatives. An article by Tsujii and Kamada summarizes nicely the clinical trials done to date:
LIGHT IONS Carbon Ions Therapy centers
NIRS at Chiba University Japan
www.nirs.go.jp
recent article about trials and results
Hyogo Ion Beam Center in Japan, link to referral page
www.hibmc.shingu.hyogo.jp
Proton and Carbon light ions therapy at HIT Heidelberg Germany
www.heidelberg-university-hospital.com
Proton and Carbon Ions light ions therapy at CNAO in Pavia, near Milano, Italy.
www.cnao.it
PROTON Therapy Centers
National Cancer Center Hospital East in Kashiwa near Tokyo, Japan
www.medical-excellence-japan.org
AIZAWA Hospital in Matsumoto, central Japan
http://w3.ai-hosp.or.jp/_en/ptc/index.html
Samsung Medical Center Proton Therapy
http://www.samsunghospital.com/home/proton/en/main/index.do
http://www.samsunghospital.com/home/proton/en/whatIsProtonTherapy/difference.do
PSI, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
www.psi.ch/protontherapy/protontherapy
Mass General Burr Proton Center
www.massgeneral.org
ProCure Oklahoma City OK, Chicago IL, Princeton NJ, and more centers coming
www.procure.com
UFPTI, University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville
www.floridaproton.org
Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, HUPTI, Hampton VA
www.hamptonproton.org
Roberts Proton Therapy Center, UPENN, Philadelphia
www.pennmedicine.org
MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center Houston TX
www.mdanderson.org
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SLATER PT Institute
www.protons.com
Korean National Cancer Center Seoul:
www.ncc.re.kr
Institute Curie, Orsay, Paris France
curie.fr/en/soins/protontherapy-center-orsay
ORGANISATIONS , Information
National Cancer Institute
http://acco.org/
ONCOLINK
www.oncolink.org
PTCOG Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group
ptcog.web.psi.ch
National Association for Proton Therapy (USA)
www.proton-therapy.org
American childhood cancer organization
http://www.acco.org/Home.aspx
PROTON Centers in development
Proton Therapy Center Switzerland, under development in Zurichobersee
www.ptcs.ch
COMPANIES, key equipment suppliers
SUMITOMO Heavy Industries, Ltd.
www.shi.co.jp
C-Rad
www.c-rad.se
ViewRay
Interesting MRI-Guided adaptive therapy (not particle therapy)
