About the Center
East Japan Heavy Ion Center, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University is the world's first treatment facility connected to a general hospital. Patients with comorbidities can also receive treatment.
● Irradiation Area
Rotating Gantry Irradiation Room
Fixed Irradiation Room
The "Rotating Gantry Irradiation Room" and the "Fixed Irradiation Room" are equipped with the world's third rotating gantry using superconducting technology, which enables irradiation from various angles. Both rooms employ the 3D pencil beam scanning method, the fifth of its kind in Japan, to deliver a beam that traces the target tumor in accordance with its shape.
Comparison of scanning beam irradiation system: current on left; Yamagata Univ. model
Appearance of the center
Entrance of the center
Reception hall (2nd floor)
Connecting corridor (2nd floor)
Consultation room (2nd floor)
Waiting room (2nd floor)
Waiting hall (2nd floor)
Reception hall (2nd floor)
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