Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has begun the installation of a cyclotron, beam line, and two patient treatment rooms at the Agenzia Provinciale Per la Protonterapie (ATreP) in Trento, Italy.
IBA engineers expect the proton beam system and first patient treatment room to be ready for use in about one year.
ATreP will house two gantry treatment rooms and a research room, each of which will be equipped with IBA's pencil-beam scanning nozzle. With a beam spot of 3 mm, pencil-beam scanning is designed for high-definition conformity to a tumor and enhanced dose delivery.
