Toshiba and "NMITs of radiology" of the Russian Ministry of Health signed the agreement on creation of a system of therapy with heavy ions

2020: Agreement on therapy system implementation heavy ions

On March 2, 2020 it became known that Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (further in the text of Toshiba ESS) signed the general framework agreement with Federal State Budgetary Institution NMITs radiologii of the Russian Ministry of Health (further in the text "The national medical research center of radiology" or "NMITs of radiology") about implementation in Russia of the system of therapy by heavy ions.

Increase in level of medicine and increase in life expectancy of citizens of Russia are priority tasks in the country therefore Health care was entered to structure of the Japanese-Russian "Plan of cooperation from 8 points". The equipment for treatment of oncological patients, such as system of therapy with heavy ions, will help to create conditions for accomplishment of these tasks in the future.

The Toshiba ESS company created the system of therapy by heavy ions in the course of work on the medical accelerator of heavy particles for National Institute of quantum and radiological science. Since 1994 it is used in the Prefecture of Tiba for treatment of patients. The equipment which is also created by Toshiba ESS is used in the oncological center Kanagava and university hospital in Yamagata, and outside Japan — in a health care system at the Yonse university in South Korea.

Toshiba ESS and NMITs of radiology came to the decision to jointly implement the system of therapy by heavy ions for treatment of oncological patients in the territory of Russia, making use of technologies and experience of the Japanese company.

In the future Toshiba ESS will continue to make the contribution to equipping of modern medical institutions the equipment, including the systems of therapy by heavy ions which will help to provide high-quality treatment of oncological patients worldwide.