Wuwei Heavy Ion Center (Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital)
甘肃省武威肿瘤医院重离子中心
Wuwei Heavy Ion Center is the carbon-ion (heavy-ion) therapy centre run by Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital, a tertiary Grade A hospital in Wuwei, Gansu. It began treating patients on 26 March 2020 using China's first domestically developed heavy-ion therapy system.
At a glance
| City | Wuwei |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Public |
| Level / grade | Tertiary Grade A |
| Type | Public · Tertiary Grade A · carbon-ion |
Hospital profile — from the official site
| Official name (Chinese) | 甘肃省武威肿瘤医院重离子中心 / 甘肃武威重离子中心 |
|---|---|
| City | Wuwei (Liangzhou District), Gansu |
| Ownership | Public; Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital (tertiary Class III Grade A) |
| Particle-therapy system | Carbon-ion (heavy-ion); China's first domestically developed heavy-ion therapy system |
| Began treating patients | 26 March 2020 |
| Patients treated | 1,820 (per the centre's English site), covering 40+ conditions including lung, pancreatic and liver cancer and glioblastoma |
| International patients | Patients from across China (incl. Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) and from countries such as Belgium, South Korea and Australia |
Facts are summarised from the centre's own official English-language page.
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