MOLDCARE in Carbon Ion Radiotherapy

Carbon Ion Radiotherapy (CIRT) is a cancer treatment modality with unique physical and radiobiological properties including favorable dose distribution when compared to photon and proton beams.

CIRT falls into the category of particle therapy along with proton therapy. Since carbon ions are heavier than protons it delivers more radiation to the tumor. As a result, CIRT can destroy cancer cells that are resistant to traditional radiotherapy.

The growing interest in CIRT is due to its ability to allow dose escalation to the tumor while limiting dose to surrounding healthy tissue as a result of its steep rise and fall of dose deposition. Another benefit of CIRT is reduced side effects.

During CIRT treatment the patient must be placed in a comfortable position to ensure accurate and reproducible treatment delivery.

MOLDCARE customizable patient support cushions are routinely used by CIRT centers in Japan and at the other centers worldwide to provide a patient specific custom fit resulting in increased set up reproducibility, and improved comfort which helps ensure accurate treatment delivery and the desired patient outcome.

Currently there are 14 carbon ion radiotherapy facilities worldwide. Japan has the largest number of CIRT centers with six (6).

Please refer to research papers using MOLDCARE for Carbon Ion Radiotherapy as attached.
231225_Moldcare Research Paper List_Carbon Ion Radiotherapy.pdf