Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center

Cooperating medical institution

Regional collaboration

We cooperate with the adjacent Osaka International Cancer Institute, 5 universities in Osaka, etc. to carry out comprehensive cancer treatments.

Osaka International Cancer Institute

Comprehensive cooperation

The Osaka International Cancer Treatment Foundation has signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement. Collaboration and cooperation matters are "human resource development and human resource exchange", "promotion activities for heavy ion therapy", etc.

Date of the contract: February 17, 2018
Contracted to: National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

Date of the contract: June 2, 2018
Contracted to: Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital

Particle therapy facility

Currently, there are 19 particle cancer therapy facilities in Japan (heavy ion: 5, proton: 15) in Japan. (As of April 2018) For details, please check the website of each facility.

Particle therapy facility list

Heavy ion beams Proton beams Name of prefectures Name of facilities
Hokkaido Hokkaido University Hospital Proton Beam Therapy Center
Hokkaido SAPPORO TEISHINKAI HOSPITAL Proton therapy center
Fukushima
Prefecture
Southern TOHOKU Proton Therapy Center
Gunma
Prefecture
GUNMA UNIVERSITY HEAVY ION MEDICAL CENTER
Ibaraki
Prefecture
Proton Beam Therapy Center University of Tsukuba Hospital
Chiba
Prefecture
National Cancer Center Hospital East
Chiba
Prefecture
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, QST hospital
Kanagawa
Prefecture
ion-beam Radiation Oncology Center in Kanagawa, Kanagawa Cancer Center (i-ROCK)
Nagano
Prefecture
Aizawa Hospital Proton Therapy Center
Shizuoka
Prefecture
Shizuoka Cancer Center
Aichi
Prefecture
Nagoya Proton Therapy Center
Fukui
Prefecture
Fukui Prefectural Hospital Proton Therapy Center
Kyoto Nagamori Memorial Advanced Cancer Research Center
Osaka
Prefecture
Medical Co. HAKUHOKAI Osaka Proton Therapy Clinic
Hyogo
Prefecture
Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center (Note1)
Hyogo
Prefecture
Kobe Proton Center
Okayama
Prefecture
Tsuyama chuo hospital Okayama university Proton BEAM
Saga
Prefecture
SAGA Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Tosu (SAGA HIMAT)
Kagoshima
Prefecture
Medipolis Proton Therapy and Research Center

Note1:Depending on which is more appropriate for the targeted disease, proton or heavy ion beams can be used for the treatment at Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center.