Sumitomo Heavy Industries, a Japanese conglomerate, has received FDA clearance for its Proton Therapy System. Sumitomo was one of the world’s first manufacturers of proton therapy systems, with its first commercial system having been released already in 1997 in Japan.
The current system has a 230MeV proton accelerator (cyclotron) and 360 degree single or multiple rotating gantries. The proton beams can reach up to a 32cm depth into the body and a rotational gantry can help irradiate at any angle and is compatible for use with respiratory gating. Also, a fixed beam room is provided with the system for treatment of head and neck tumors.
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Press release: Sumitomo Proton Therapy System clears FDA 510(k)…