French develop prototype radiotherapy device
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A French company is negotiating with potential manufacturers for the development of a prototype radiotherapy device that could revolutionise cancer treatment, especially for difficult to reach tumours. Pantechnik, based in Caen, has designed a device that would make proton radiotherapy more widely available, which is a more accurate treatment than the conventionally available high-energy X-ray (or photon) therapy.