Kyoto Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd. Next-generation ultra-compact cancer treatment BNCT Our company introduces the BNCT developed by Kyoto Medical Technology Co., Ltd. to South Korea, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Palau. Additionally, we provide introductions to cutting-edge medical institutions in Japan and South Korea for those undergoing health check-ups using the latest technology, as well as for patients with diseases that are difficult to treat in their home countries.
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TEL: 04-7128-4835
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〒278-0001 千葉県野田市目吹1475
1475 Mebuki Noda City,Chiba Prefecture,
2780001 Japan.
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KTMD VIETNAM Co.,Ltd 102 30D Kim Mã Thượng, Phường Cống Vị, quận Ba Đình, Hà Nội
BNCT is a cutting-edge cancer treatment device, whereas conventional radiation cancer treatment devices are very large and quite expensive. Our company has been commissioned by Kyoto Medical Technology Co., Ltd. to introduce the BNCT developed by them to overseas markets. We have introduced it to countries such as South Korea, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Palau, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. The BNCT developed by Kyoto Medical Technology has successfully achieved miniaturization. Its greatest strength is cost reduction. This has been made possible primarily due to the following reasons, which allow for significant reductions in both initial and maintenance costs.
1. Since the BNCT device is at a tabletop scale, a space of approximately 100 to 150 cubic meters is sufficient to accommodate the entire BNCT system, including the accelerator. In contrast, the current BNCT devices are based on medium-sized accelerators, which require more than 600 cubic meters of space to house the accelerator equipment. The energy of the accelerated particles has decreased from the conventional 30 MeV to 2.5 MeV, which allows for a change in the material and thickness of the shielding. While the current BNCT uses 2.5 meters of concrete, the compact BNCT can utilize a thinner 50 cm of concrete. The technical features and strengths of the main components of the BNCT device, which include the accelerator, beam control, and neutron generation device, are as follows 1. The greatest strength of the accelerator lies in its size and beam current. As mentioned above, the size is compact. Despite being a small accelerator, it maintains the neutron intensity required for treatment with a beam current of 10 mA.
2. Regarding beam control, a small cyclotron has been developed to accelerate high-current ions. Typically, accelerating high-current ions in such a small cyclotron leads to space charge issues that prevent acceleration; however, this challenge has been overcome.
3. For the neutron generation device, conventional lithium targets were sensitive to heat and difficult to cool, but the newly developed lithium target has resolved the cooling issues.
4. Furthermore, a new technology has been developed to uniformly irradiate the lithium target with proton beams, allowing for longer usage of the lithium target than before.
BNCTとは
他の放射線ガン治療機との比較
Comparison with other radiation cancer treatments.
Compared to 200 MeV proton beam therapy, our 2.5 MeV proton cyclotron for BNCT is less than 1/10th in scale, which means that the space required for the facility and the electricity used are also less than 1/10th. Unlike other radiation therapies, treatment is generally completed with just one beam irradiation. The duration of a single irradiation is about 30 minutes. Treatment is completed in a short period (conventional radiation therapy typically requires 20 to 30 sessions over a treatment period of one to one and a half months). BNCT is a composite cancer treatment method that incorporates the advantages of both radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
BNCTの実績
Achievements of BNCT
国内でのBNCT治療実績は大阪医科薬科大学のBNCTセンターがすでに頭頚部がん、皮膚がんについて100例以上の実績があります。 The BNCCT center at Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University has already achieved over 100 cases of treatment for head and neck cancer and skin cancer in Japan.