This department focuses on treating cancervia advanced radiotherapy such as Proton and Heavy Ion Therapies.
These therapies can be applied in alltheoretically possible cases of X-ray therapy. Among radiotherapy, Proton andHeavy ion therapy is taking center stage under the international spotlight asit is highly effective in treating cancer with the least side effect ofradiotherapy.
These therapies are only available in fewhospitals across the world.
Among the national university hospitals in Japan, Gunma University Hospital draws the most cancer patients and implements the highest number of cancer operations in Japan. Taking advantage of the characteristics of the university hospital, this facility focuses on multidisciplinary therapy: heavy ion radiotherapy combined with surgery or chemotherapy.
Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center (GHMC) was established on June 1, 2005 and is equipped with the newest, heavy ion radiotherapy system for worldwide use.
Their first heavy ion radiotherapy was applied to a patient with prostate cancer. Now the indications have been widened to 10 tyeps of cancers(Prostate cancer, Lung cancer, Liver cancer, Head and neck tumors, Postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer, Bone and soft tissue t...
Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center (HIBMC) was established on April 1, 2001 with the goal of eradicating cancer, which is an ardent wish of humanity.
Their main treatment in fighting the tough disease is charged particle radiotherapy featuring two types of charged particles (proton and carbon-ion).
HIBMC was the world's first institution that offers both of these two types of therapy, and there are only four of such institutions in the world (as of the end of March 2016).
The tumors handled by HIBMC are bone and soft tissue sarcoma, tumors in the head and neck, pancreas cancer, biliary tract cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer and others.
The number of cases which Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center applied charged particle radiotherapy at HIBMC exceeds 7,000; it is certain that they ha...
The first and largest hospital of Harvard Medical School, Masschusetts General Hospital(MGH) is dedicated to providing the finest world-class medical care to their patients.
Patients at Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH) have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
MGH's multidisciplinary care teams―known worldwide for their innovations in cancer, digestive disorders, the neurosciences, heart disease, orthopaedics, transplantation, urologic diseases and trauma care―unite specialists across the hospital to offer comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical care. In addition, MassGeneral Hospital for Children provides a full range of pediatric health care services, from primary...
Mayo Clinic is currently the largest intergrated medical center in the world, retaining 3,300 doctors and 27,500 nurses.
Since Mayo's establishment in 1863, Mayo's renowned reputation began with their exceptional team approach practice to patient care. At Mayo Clinic, patients don't get just one opinion, patients get multiple opinions from doctors in multiple specialties if necessary, as getting effective treatment depends on identifying the problem precisely. This results in better care and better answers for patients.
Mayo Clinic doctors cover virtually every specialty and treat more than a million people yearly, giving the doctors extensive experience in treating patient's condition even in rare and complex conditions.
In a recent study, 88 percent of patients who...
The National Cancer Center(NCC) is funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Korea. Since its opening in 2000, their experts have provided the best protocols using high-tech medical treatments, including robot-assisted surgery, proton therapy, tomotherapy, and intensity-modulated radiotherapy.
The National Cancer Center performs 9,000 operations and radiotherapy per year, and each year publishes about 245 articles on cancer in journals indexed in the Science Citation Index. NCC is staffed with talented medical staff and professional coordinators that provide fast and accurate medical services.
Rapid translation of discoveries made at the NCC Research Institute into promising clinical interventions is facilitated for cancer patients at NCC. As a leading cancer center, ...
Since the Samsung Medical Center opened in 1994, it has led the changes in Korea's medical world covering all fields including diagnosis and treatment, studies, education and medical services, earning recognition from people as Korea's representative hospital, one worthy of its reputation.
Samsung Medical Center(SMC) is equipped with nearly 2,000 beds and 1,400 doctors. SMC was officially appointed as a medical evacuation hospital for the White House in 1996. SMC features the Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Proton Therapy Center and the Heart Vascular, and Stroke Institute, which are at the forefront of cancer, heart disease, diseases of the blood vessels, and stroke.
Their International Health services(IHS) offers inpatient and outpatient treatment, consultations, ...
The Hospital of the NIRS is unique in its specialization in radiotherapy for cancer. This hospital performs carbon ion radiotherapy in clinical practice and also conducts clinical studies to make this non-invasive therapy more accessible for cancer patients.
This Hospital is designed to protect the privacy of patients, attaches importance to good communication with patients and their families, and has a high level of amenities and utilities. Furthermore, they play a leading role all over the world for pioneering new clinical techniques in radiation medicine as well.
The number of patients enrolled in charged particle therapy at the NIRS Hospital has increased year by year since 1994, and exceeded 10,000 in July 2016.
Based on the accumulated clinical study data, radiation the...
Johns Hopkins Hospital, founded in 1889 and headquartered in Baltimore, is the first academic hospital of Johns Hopkins Medicine(JHM), an $8 billion integrated global health enterprise and one of the leading health care systems in the United States.
The majority of their medical employees are educated from Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, which annually ranked second in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for U.S. medical schools.
More than 2,100 full-time attending physicians are there for patients coming from all over the world to seek the expertise and compassion of Hopkins physicians, nurses and care teams.
The hospital offers their specialties including cancer, neurology, orthopedics, and urology.
Their precise and innovative medicine, based on cutting-...