China has made progress on the development of a domestic-designed proton therapy system, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said in a statement.
According to the statement, a superconducting cyclotron developed by CNNC accelerated a beam to its design energy level of 231 MeV for the first time on 21 September.
CNNC said the event was a “milestone” in the development of its proton therapy system which is earmarked for medical use in diagnosing and treating cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China.
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