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Trikalinos TA, Terasawa T, Ip S, et al. Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2009 Nov. (Comparative Effectiveness Technical Briefs, No. 1.)

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Appendix FCenters That Perform Particle Beam Treatment (Worldwide)

Appendix Table F1Operating particle beam facilities around the world

InstituteCountryParticleMaximum Clinical Energy (MeV)Beam directionFirst patientN treatedDate of N treated
HVGan
ITEP, MoscowRussiaproton250Y19694024Dec-07
St.PetersburgRussiaproton1000Y19751327Dec-07
PSI, VilligenSwitzerlandproton72Y19844875Dec-07
DubnaRussiaproton200***Y1999402Dec-07
UppsalaSwedenproton200Y1989840Dec-07
ClatterbridgeEnglandproton62Y19891701Dec-07
Loma LindaUSAproton250YY199011414Nov-06
MPRI(2)USAproton200Y1993379Dec-07
UCSFUSAproton60Y1994920Mar-07
NiceFranceproton65Y19913129Sep-06
OrsayFranceproton200Y19914143Dec-07
iThemba LabsSouth Africaproton200Y1993500Dec-07
HIMAC, ChibaJapanion800/uYY19943795Jan-08
TRIUMF, VancouverCanadaproton72Y1995130Dec-07
PSI, VilligenSwitzerlandproton **250*Y1996320Dec-07
G.S.I. DarmstadtGermanyion**430/uY1997384Dec-07
HMI, BerlinGermanyproton72Y19981014Dec-07
NCC, KashiwaJapanproton235Y1998552Dec-07
HIBMC, HyogoJapanproton230Y20011658Dec-07
HIBMC, HyogoJapanion320YY2002271Dec-07
PMRC(2), TsukubaJapanproton250Y20011188Dec-07
NPTC, MGH BostonUSAproton235YY20012710Oct-07
INFN-LNS, CataniaItalyproton60Y2002151Dec-07
ShizuokaJapanproton235YY2003570Dec-07
Wakasa WERC, TsurugaJapanproton200YY200249Dec-07
WPTC, ZiboChinaproton230YY2004537Dec-07
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TXUSAproton250YY2006527Dec-07
FPTI, Jacksonville, FLUSAproton230YY2006360Dec-07
NCC, IIsanSouth Koreaproton230YY2007155Dec-07

N: number; H: horizontal; V: vertical; Gan: Gantry

*

degraded beam for 1996 to 2006; dedicated 250 MeV proton beam from 2007 onwards

**

with beam scanning (all others with spread beam)

***

degraded beam

Ordered by the time of treatment of the first patient.

Source: Particle Therapy Cooperative Group, available at http://ptcog​.web.psi.ch/. Accessed June 16, 2008.

Appendix Table F2Particle beam facilities that are being planned around the world

InstituteCountryIn constructionParticleMaximum Clinical Energy (MeV) [Accelerator]Treatment roomsGantriesStart date
RPTC, MunichGermanyYproton250 [SCC]542008
WPE, EssenGermanyYproton230 [Cyc]432009
Heidelberg/GSI DarmstadtGermanyYproton, ion430 [SCC]312008
PTC, MarburgGermanyYproton, ion430 [Syn]402010
KielGermanyNproton, ion430 [Syn]302012
RPTC, KoelnGermanyNproton250 [SCC]54?
PSI, VilligenSwitzerlandYproton250 [SCC]3+12007/08
UPennUSAYproton230 [Cyc]542009
Northern Illinois PT Res.Institute, W. Chicago, ILUSANproton250422010
Med-AUSTRONAustriaNproton, ion? [Syn]3 to 4 (?)2?
TrentoItalyNproton230 [Cyc]212010?
CNAO, PaviaItalyYproton, ion430 [SCC]3 to 412009?
iThemba LabsSouth AfricaNproton230 [SCC]31?
CPO, OrsayFranceYproton230 [Cyc]312010

Cyc: Cyclotron; N: no; SCC: Synchrocyclotron; Syn: synchrotron; Y: yes

Source: Particle Therapy Cooperative Group, available at http://ptcog​.web.psi.ch/. Accessed June 16, 2008.

Also, Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA, USA) announced plans to start building a particle beam facility.

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