Proton and heavy ion technology is mainly distributed in developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and Europe, which are more specialized and experienced in related technologies.
Japan is one of the countries with the most advanced and largest number of dedicated facilities for proton and heavy ion therapy in the world.
Shanghai has also introduced the relevant technology, and the Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Hospital has both proton and heavy ion treatments.
What are the advantages of Japanese Proton Heavy Ion Therapy?
Japan is one of the countries with the largest number of Proton Heavy Ion Therapy facilities in the world.
With 14 proton facilities and 6 heavy ion facilities, medical resources are abundant.
Japan's proton and heavy ion facilities are technologically advanced and lead the world.
It has the world's only heavy ion 360 ° rotating rack and breathing gating technology.
Japan's Proton Heavy Ion treatment cases are numerous, the technology is commercially mature, and the doctors are experienced.
The number of heavy ion treatment cases in Japan as of the end of 2016 was 17,331, accounting for 80% of the total number of heavy ion cases worldwide
The number of proton treatment cases in Japan as of the end of 2016 was 23,842, and the technology commercialization has been quite mature.
Eighty percent of the world's heavy ion treatments are done in Japan, including 10,692 cases done by Japan's Institute of Radiological Medicine.
Japan has the lowest cost of proton heavy ion therapy in the world and is the closest to China.
Japan has the lowest cost of proton heavy ion cancer treatment in the world due to the abundance and surplus of medical resources, and is only a 2-hour flight from China, making it easy for patients to travel.