Treatment Centers
According to a recent study by a well informed management consulting company (CSIntell), as of September 2012, there were 39 particle therapy facilities in the world, representing a total of 106 treatment rooms available to patients on a regular basis. They are located in Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA. 28% of the proton therapy facilities are located in the USA and 23% are located in Japan and more than 96,537 patients had been treated. One hindrance to universal use of the proton in cancer treatment is the size and cost of the cyclotron or synchrotron equipment necessary. Several industrial teams are working on development of comparatively small accelerator systems to deliver the proton therapy to patients. Among the technologies being investigated are Superconducting synchrocyclotrons (also known as FM Cyclotrons), ultra-compact synchrotrons and Dielectric wall accelerators
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