@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00045434,
 author = {Kitagawa, Atsushi and Fujita, Takashi and Fukumura, Akifumi and Furukawa, Takuji and Inaniwa, Taku and Iwata, Yoshiyuki and Kanai, Tatsuaki and Kanazawa, Mitsutaka and Kanematsu, Nobuyuki and Kase, Yuuki and Komori, Masataka and Matsufuji, Naruhiro and Minohara, Shinichi and Mizuno, Hideyuki and Murakami, Takeshi and Muramatsu, Masayuki and Noda, Kouji and Ohno, Yumiko and Satou, Shinji and Satou, Yukio and Takada, Eiichi and Torikai, Kota and Torikoshi, Masami and Yamada, Satoru and Yonai, Shunsuke and 北川 敦志 and 藤田 敬 and 福村 明史 and 古川 卓司 and 稲庭 拓 and 岩田 佳之 and 金井 達明 and 金澤 光隆 and 兼松 伸幸 and 加瀬 優紀 and 小森 雅孝 and 松藤 成弘 and 蓑原 伸一 and 水野 秀之 and 村上 健 and 村松 正幸 and 野田 耕司 and 大野 由美子 and 佐藤 眞二 and 佐藤 幸夫 and 高田 栄一 and 鳥飼 幸太 and 取越 正己 and 山田 聰 and 米内 俊祐},
 issue = {6},
 journal = {Journal of the Korean Physical Society},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {Over 3000 cancer patients have already been treated with 140- to 400-MeV/n carbon beams produced by the heavy ion medical accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) since 1994. These clinical results have clearly verified the advantages of carbon ions. Based on our experience at HIMAC, a hospital-specific facility optimized for carbon-ion therapy has been designed. The prototype developments of an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, a radio frequency quadruple (RFQ) linac, an inter digital H (IH) linac, an acceleration system of synchrotron, a beam-delivery system and other key-technology parts have been successfully finished. Thus, in co-operation with NIRS, Gunma University has been constructing a carbon-therapy facility since April, 2006. If the present clinical results are to be improved, it is necessary to create a more accurate dose distribution on tumors without an undesired dose being deposited in normal tissue. Beam-scanning methods with respiration-gated irradiation are especially important to treat a cancer tumor located in the trunk of a patient.},
 pages = {3709--3713},
 title = {Status of a Carbon-Ion Therapy Facility and Development for Advanced Treatment},
 volume = {53},
 year = {2008}
}