Donostia University Hospital will begin installing proton accelerator for cancer
This machine represents a "fundamental step forward" in the implementation in the Basque Country of the Protoiterapia Unit, with which the first patients are scheduled to be treated in January 2028.
Osakidetza will begin installing the cyclotron of the Protoiterapia Unit at Donostia University Hospital on Tuesday , a "historic" milestone, as highlighted by the Department of Health, "one of the most advanced technologies in the world" for cancer patients.
This machine will enable patients to receive "more accurate and safer" treatments, especially paediatric patients and people with complex tumors.
The 46-ton cyclotron is the heart of the person responsible for producing and accelerating the protons that will allow treatments to be given, and the arrival of this machine represents a "fundamental step forward" in the implementation of the proton therapy unit in the Basque Country, which is expected to serve the first patients in January 2028.
The pieces, already located in the port of Bilbao, will be moved this morning to the new building under construction at the Donostia University Hospital, which will be carried out by special transport and then lifted and lowered in a controlled manner to the bunker specifically built by Osakidetza to house the proton accelerator.
Proton therapy is particularly appropriate for certain pediatric tumors and complex tumors in adult cases, where it is a priority to minimize irradiation from healthy organs.
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