Carbon ion radiotherapy for the first patient at Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center (GHMC) was initiated in March of 2010. The major specifications of the facility were determined based on the experience of clinical treatments at National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS). The currently indicated sites of cancer treatment at GHMC are lung, prostate, head and neck, liver, rectum, bone and soft tissue. In order to evaluate the potential need for treatment in the region including Gunma prefecture and the adjacent 4 prefectures, an estimation model was constructed based on the Japanese cancer registration system, regular structure surveys by the Cancer Societies, and published articles on each cancer type. Carbon ion RT was potentially indicated for 8,085 patients and realistically for 1,527 patients, corresponding to 10% and 2% of the newly diagnosed cancer patients in the region. Prostate cancer (541 patients) followed by lung cancer (436 patients), and liver cancer (313 patients) were the most commonly diagnosed cancers.
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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy At Gunma University: Currently Indicated Cancer And Estimation Of Need Available to Purchase
Tatsuya Ohno;
Tatsuya Ohno
aGunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, (3‐39‐22 Showa, Maebashi 371‐8511, Japan)
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Takashi Nakano;
Takashi Nakano
aGunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, (3‐39‐22 Showa, Maebashi 371‐8511, Japan)
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Tatsuaki Kanai;
Tatsuaki Kanai
aGunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, (3‐39‐22 Showa, Maebashi 371‐8511, Japan)
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Satoru Yamada
Satoru Yamada
aGunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, (3‐39‐22 Showa, Maebashi 371‐8511, Japan)
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Tatsuya Ohno
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Takashi Nakano
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Tatsuaki Kanai
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Satoru Yamada
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aGunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, (3‐39‐22 Showa, Maebashi 371‐8511, Japan)
AIP Conf. Proc. 1336, 391–396 (2011)
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Tatsuya Ohno, Takashi Nakano, Tatsuaki Kanai, Satoru Yamada; Carbon Ion Radiotherapy At Gunma University: Currently Indicated Cancer And Estimation Of Need. AIP Conf. Proc. 1 June 2011; 1336 (1): 391–396. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3586127
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