proton therapy in china
mr, liu shiyao, researcher institute of high energy physics, chinese academy of sciences, chief engineer, beijing proton science & technology development co., ltd.
in the author's opinion, proton treatment has emerged as an advanced tumor therapeutic technology and china should start to establish such facility. in this paper, he outlines the principles for its construction with support of an analysis on china's market demand and properties of current proton therapeutic projects. a review of the technology's development and applications is included.