yesterday in Krakow at the Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN was laid the foundation act for the construction of the Centre Bronowice cyclotron, the first Central Europe's center for proton radiotherapy.
Bronowice cyclotrons Center will be designed for non-invasive treatment of complex tumors located in the area of \u200b\u200bthe body. In addition, the research center will be where the experiments will be conducted in the field of nuclear physics and the development of radiation physics, radiation biology and materials science. The project of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences' National Centre of Hadron Radiotherapy - Bronowice cyclotrons Center is funded under the program Innovative Economy and the European Regional Development Fund. The first stage of investment (Bronowice cyclotrons Center) is to be completed in late 2013.
To take full advantage of the new cyclotron is necessary to install a position with a swivel arm - a gantry - the hardest protonoterapii available for the treatment of tumors located in any part of the body. This investment will be realized in the second phase of the project (scheduled completion date of December 31, 2014). Because of its invasive nature, this type of therapy is especially recommended for the treatment of pediatric patients. One position will allow submission gantry treatment to 500 patients a year. infrastructure facility will be equipped in systems that enable precise positioning of the patient's CT scanner room, anesthesia for the preparation of pediatric patients and in treatment planning systems for proton and conventional radiotherapy.
cyclotron and the experimental halls will be placed in specially built for this purpose bunker with thick walls and ceiling of 3-4 meters, which will provide a total cover of humans and the environment against ionizing radiation.
Centre Bronowice cyclotrons Center Offering appropriate infrastructure, and laboratory diagnostic facilities and trained staff will also allow the implementation of new technologies based on the use of of nuclear physics, contribute to the development of research in the field of radiation oncology, medical physics, dosimetry, and radiobiology and clinical will be rendered highly specialized services to industrial partners.
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