SAPT: a synchrotron-based proton therapy facility in Shanghai

• Published in: Nuclear science and techniques Vol. 34; no. 10; pp. 36 - 46
• Main Authors: Zhang, Man-Zhou, Li, De-Ming, Shen, Li-Ren, Zhang, Hai-Rong, Chen, Zhi-Ling, Du, Han-Wen, Gu, Ming, Li, Rui, Liu, De-Kang, Pu, Yue-Hu, Yu, Jun-Feng, Chen, Jian-Feng, Chen, Chu, Guo, Chun-Long, Guo, Hao, Jiang, Ge-Yang, Jiang, Zhi-Qiang, Jin, Lin, Li, Wen-Jing, Li, Xiu-Fang, Lin, Ye, Liu, Ming, Liu, Yong-Hao, Liu, Ya-Juan, Lv, Ming, Mi, Qing-Ru, Ouyang, Lian-Hua, Shi, Wei-Guo, Shu, Hang, Tang, Qi-Sheng, Wang, Kun, Wang, Zhi-Shan, Wu, Jun, Wu, Xiao-Bing, Xu, Jia-Qiang, Xu, Wen-Zhen, Yin, Chong-Xian, Yu, Cheng, Yuan, Ren-Xian, Yuan, Qi-Bing, Zhang, Hai-Qun, Zhang, Miao, Zhang, Wen-Zhi, Zhao, Li-Ying, Zhou, Wei-Min, Fang, Shou-Xian, Sun, Xi-Dong, Zhao, Zhen-Tang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.10.2023; APACTRON Particle Equipment Co.,Ltd.,Shanghai 201815,China%Shanghai Advanced Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 201204,China%APACTRON Particle Equipment Co.,Ltd.,Shanghai 201815,China%The Institute of High Energy Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 201800,China; Shanghai Advanced Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 201204,China%Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 201800,China%Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 201800,China
• Subjects: Beam Physics; Nuclear Energy; Particle Acceleration and Detection; Particle and Nuclear Physics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Beam delivery system; Proton therapy; Synchrotron; Slow extraction; Gantry
• ISSN: 1001-8042; 2210-3147
• DOI: 10.1007/s41365-023-01293-1

Because of its excellent dose distribution, proton therapy is becoming increasingly popular in the medical application of cancer treatment. A synchrotron-based proton therapy facility was designed and constructed in Shanghai. The synchrotron, beam delivery system, and other technical systems were commissioned and reached their expected performances. After a clinical trial of 47 patients was finished, the proton therapy facility obtained a registration certificate from the National Medical Products Administration. The characteristics of the accelerator and treatment systems are described in this article.