The booth of Novo Nordisk is seen at the medical equipment and health care products exhibition area of the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai， Nov. 5， 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

BEIJING， Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- "I never thought that I could beat the tumor，" said a cancer patient in Lanzhou in northwest China's Gansu Province， adding that he is particularly grateful for heavy ion therapy， as the follow-up visit after several rounds of treatment revealed that his cancer cells had disappeared.

A research team from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed the country's first medical heavy ion accelerator with independent intellectual property rights and put it into clinical application.

The successful operation of the medical equipment blazed a trail of independent innovation from the initial basic research to the final industrialization and promotion， according to the China Science Daily.

In 1993， researchers proposed to carry out basic research on heavy-ion cancer treatment during an academic conference held in Tianshui City in Gansu Province.

Cancer radiation treatments employing heavy-ion accelerators can bombard a target with high-energy electrons to kill cancer cells.

Compared to traditional therapy such as radiation， heavy ion treatment is considered to have more balanced properties with less radiation on healthy cells. The treatment period is shorter and the therapy could more effectively control cancer cells.

In 2006， China followed the United States， Japan and Germany to become the fourth country to successfully carry out heavy ion clinical treatment when four cancer patients participated in preliminary clinical trials for heavy ion therapy.

Between 2006 and 2009， the research team cooperated with local hospitals to conduct preliminary clinical trial studies among 103 patients with superficial tumors and witnessed satisfactory curative effects.

The ultimate goal of heavy ion cancer therapy is to inject heavy ions into the body to treat deep tumors. Thus， the researchers began the preliminary clinical trial study on deep tumors in 2009.

From 2009 to 2013， there were 110 patients with deep tumors who took part in the preliminary clinical trial study， said Xiao Guoqing， former head of the IMP. Meanwhile， 青铜峡市肯旺壁纸有限公司 the researchers were planning to develop a real medical heavy ion accelerator.

In 2015， 福建合众食品有限公司 China's first medical heavy ion accelerator with independent intellectual property rights rolled off the production line in Wuwei in Gansu Province. The price of the device is about one-third of similar imported ones，宁波洽丰休闲用品有限公司 without any high maintenance costs.

On March 26， 左云县起高咖啡有限公司 2020， 徐闻县新年干果有限公司 the accelerator was put into operation， and by the end of June 2023， more than 750 patients completed their treatments in Wuwei's heavy ion treatment center， with remarkable curative effects.

The follow-up statistics showed that the three-year local tumor control rate reached 84 percent among 46 clinical trial participants.

Similar medical heavy ion accelerators are being developed in Fujian， Zhejiang，大坝工程 Hubei， Jiangsu and Jilin provinces.

The researchers disclosed that they are currently working on the development of a second-generation medical heavy ion accelerator with lower power consumption.

生命离不开运动。人类的祖先就是要在自然环境中进行大量运动，去寻找食物和栖息地。农耕文明时期，人类能够通过劳动获取食物，并在相对稳定的地方定居。信息化时代，食物的来源变得更加丰富充足、规律简便，使人类享受到了其他任何动物难以想象的丰衣足食与安居乐业。然而，现代的生活和工作方式却极大降低了维持生存的运动需求，取而代之的久坐，给健康带来了很大隐患。

1月3日下午，12岁的男孩小迪（化名）随家长来到武汉儿童医院整形颌面外科门诊。当时，小迪双手托着下巴，嘴巴僵硬地咧开，神色痛苦。一旁的妈妈着急地向医生求助：“我伢儿课间跟同学玩，笑得太厉害，结果下巴脱臼了。想自己掰回来但一碰就痛，现在嘴张不开又合不拢，该怎么办呀？”

Heavy ion therapy is highly effective in treating a wide range of solid tumors and can be used for cases that are unsuitable for surgery， not sensitive to conventional radiation， or prone to relapse following conventional radiation therapy. This includes tumors located in the central nervous system， head， neck， skull base， chest and abdomen.

The range of indications is expected to broaden through further research and the maturation of technology.  ■大坝工程

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