Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for spot scanning irradiation technology on its ProBeat proton beam therapy system.
Proton beam therapy is designed to localize radiation therapy through a beam of protons focused at a tumor, thus minimizing irradiation to the normal tissue.
Hitachi’s ProBeat uses double scatterer technology to expand the proton beam to cover more of the tumor.
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