Original title: Searching for new economic growth points, focusing on domestic medical "heavy equipment", Shanghai Municipal Political Consultative Conference conducts special research
Source: CPPCC Online Author: CPPCC Online Reporter Shi Danlu November 21, 2024
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On November 20th, the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference conducted research in Jiading District on the topic of "Analysis of Shanghai's Economic Operation in 2024 and Planning for Economic Development in 2025". The research team conducted on-site inspections of the Ruijin Cancer Proton Center and the Aipuqiang Industrialization Base. Xiao Guiyu, Vice Chairman of the Municipal Political Consultative Conference, attended.
Visit Ruijin Cancer Proton Center
Arriving at the 360 degree rotating treatment room on the basement level of the Ruijin Cancer Proton Center, a machine several times larger than a regular CT machine is operating. "This is the first domestic proton therapy device, which can provide millimeter level precision treatment for tumor patients." The engineer of Shanghai APQ Particle Equipment Co., Ltd. introduced that this domestic proton therapy system was jointly developed by Ruijin Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shanghai APQ Particle Equipment Co., Ltd. From the establishment of the project in 2012 to its approval for listing in 2022, multiple forces have worked together to promote the collaborative development of industry, academia, research, and medicine, ultimately breaking the monopoly of foreign proton therapy technology.
Visit the 360 degree rotating treatment room
Protons are hydrogen atoms. The use of high-energy proton beams to kill cancer cells is one of the world's advanced cancer radiotherapy methods - protons can concentrate and release lethal killing doses at the tumor tissue, and then the energy quickly drops back to zero, fully protecting the normal tissues around the tumor and achieving a "precise strike" on the tumor. At present, there are more than 100 sets of similar equipment internationally, the vast majority of which are distributed in developed countries and regions such as North America, Europe, and Japan, but they are just starting in China.
Visit the Aipuqiang Industrialization Base
The path of domestication of proton devices has undergone long-term exploration. How has the research and development equipment overcome numerous difficulties and become a medical device for frontline use? How is hydrogen converted into a proton beam? "" How can high-energy proton beams accurately strike lesions? "" What are the advantages and characteristics of domestic equipment compared to imported equipment? "The committee members then visited the Aipuqiang Industrialization Base for further observation and had detailed exchanges with on-site R&D personnel.
The proton therapy abroad uses a cyclotron accelerator, while the domestically produced equipment uses a new generation synchrotron accelerator developed by Shanghai Light Source. The staff of the base proudly said that in the face of challenges, Aipuqiang also fully utilizes the technological advantages independently developed by the Shanghai Institute of Advanced Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the clinical treatment advantages of Ruijin Hospital; And introduce Lianying Medical Technology as a strategic shareholder and partner of Aipuqiang, deeply promoting the integrated "Shanghai Plan" of "government, industry, academia, research, finance, and application".
In March of this year, Ruijin Hospital announced that the first domestically produced proton therapy system welcomed its 100th patient. The committee members stated that proton therapy systems, as a type of medical "heavyweight", not only bring outstanding social benefits, but also become a successful example of China's scientific achievements being transformed to serve people's health, demonstrating Shanghai's technological strength and innovation capability in the field of high-end medical equipment. Shanghai should seize the opportunity of particle therapy and develop into a broader field of treatment.
