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Description
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST, successor organization of National Institutes for Radiological Science) started carbon ion particle therapy in 1994.
Based on positive clinical results, carbon-ion radiotherapy was authorized as a Highly Advanced Medical Technology by Japanese government from 2003 and treatment for some kinds of cancers was applied to Japanese National Health Insurance system from 2016.
In addition, developments of compact accelerator for widespread use of carbon-ion radiotherapy was conducted from 2004. As a results, five facilities based on these studies were constructed in Japan and several abroad.
However, construction is limited to universities and large hospitals, and downsizing of accelerator is needed for more widespread use. Therefore, a new project, so called “Quantum Scalpel”, has been launched for development of more compact accelerator. In this project, a synchrotron will be downsized using combined-function superconducting magnets for main dipoles. At present, construction of a compact superconducting synchrotron is currently underway. In this presentation, the outline and present status of the project and R&D results of the superconducting synchrotron are presented.
