The Hospital of the NIRS is unique in its specialization in radiotherapy for cancer. This hospital performs carbon ion radiotherapy in clinical practice and also conducts clinical studies to make this non-invasive therapy more accessible for cancer patients.
This Hospital is designed to protect the privacy of patients, attaches importance to good communication with patients and their families, and has a high level of amenities and utilities. Furthermore, they play a leading role all over the world for pioneering new clinical techniques in radiation medicine as well.
The number of patients enrolled in charged particle therapy at the NIRS Hospital has increased year by year since 1994, and exceeded 10,000 in July 2016.
Based on the accumulated clinical study data, radiation therapy is now being performed with greater therapeutic effect to treat the cancer and improve symptoms in many patients.
With increasing appreciation of the expertise of the NIRS in advanced charged particle therapy, many requests for medical consultations on cancer therapy come from all areas of Japan.

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