Built on dedication, technology, and state-of-the-art equipment: Advanced medical care
Less-invasive therapies

Today, the global trend in healthcare is toward less-invasive therapies that not only cure serious illnesses, but also minimize the impact on the patient’s body, and make it possible to continue treatment with more effective therapies afterward. This trend has rapidly spread across a broad spectrum of fields in Japan as well, and much energy is being devoted to research and development of stateof-the-art technologies and equipment.

The use of endoscopes to treat patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders minimizes damage to the body, reduces post-operative pain, and speeds recovery. Another example is intravascular therapy employing catheters, which has led to improved results and dramatic lessening of impact on patients undergoing brain, heart, and peripheral artery procedures. Advanced robotic surgery has made it easier to perform less-invasive therapies with precision. It can also be said that the typical diligence of the Japanese national character is ideally suited to achieving positive results in therapies such as these, which require procedures of the utmost precision.

In the field of radiation therapy for cancer, new therapies such as particle beam therapy and advanced radiation therapy have fewer side effects and are more effective than conventional therapies. Japan is at the forefront of both development and implementation of these new therapies. In particular, particle beam therapy (proton beam and heavy particle radiotherapy), and boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), anticipated to be effective in treating recurrent cancers, are among the fields that hold much promise for the future. In particular, areas that hold much promise for the future include particle therapy (proton beam, heavy particle radiotherapy) and boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), which are expected to be effective in preventing recurrent cancer, and so on. Japan is at the highest level in the world in this kind of technology using particle accelerators, as well as in its track record of stable operation based on faithful maintenance, its formulation of therapy plans, logistics for seamless treatment of patients, and other kinds of experience.