New Delhi: Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram is set to install the first upright proton therapy system in India to advance precision cancer care.
The Mevion S250-FIT Proton Therapy System from Mevion Medical Systems features Leo Cancer Care’s Marie upright patient positioning and imaging solution, along the treatment planning software RayStation, by RaySearch Laboratories.
The corporate hospital chain said it will be the first healthcare provider in India planning to introduce upright proton therapy and the first Leo Cancer Care system installed in the country.
The installation is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and completion of the necessary site preparations, the hospital added.
“Unlike conventional radiation therapy, which uses X-rays that continue to release radiation as they pass through the body, proton therapy can deliver the prescribed dose directly to the tumour with minimal exit radiation.
“This enables doctors to target cancer more precisely while reducing radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissues and critical organs,” Fortis said.
The precision tech is particularly useful in treating selected paediatric cancers and tumours located close to sensitive structures such as the brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs.
According to Fortis, “The new system combines an ultra-compact proton accelerator and fixed-beam delivery architecture with a 360-degree upright patient-positioning platform and integrated CT imaging. Instead of rotating a large treatment gantry around a patient lying on a table, the technology holds the patient in a seated position in front of a fixed proton beam.”
