Beam Delivery System
The proton therapy machine has two different treatment techniques to meet the individual needs of tumor treatment, Pencil Beam Scanning and Wobbling. The principle of Wobbling involves sending a narrow proton beam through a magnetic field of the X- and Y-axes and deflectors while it expands with a rotation of a specific radius into a broader beam with a wider range. When it passes through the ridge filter, the vertical axis expands into SOBP, passes through the compensator and collimator, and then conforms before reaching the body. Another method that can reduce unnecessary normal tissue dose involves using layer stacking and a multileaf collimator (MLC) that can adjust the field size. This way, the dose distribution can be done as shown in the figure below. The figure clearly shows that the orange block, which represents normal tissue, receives a much smaller dose. This advanced technology is being used by our Proton Therapy Center. Since the energy output of the cyclotron is fixed (230MeV), by using the energy selection system (ESS), the energy level that reaches the treatment site can be adjusted. Different energy levels can penetrate different depths. Therefore, by using adjustment mechanisms, the tumor is divided into different layers of the same width. Treatment starts from the deepest layer and gradually moves upwards, while the use of the multileaf collimator follows the 3D shape of the tumor.

The principle of Pencil Beam Scanning involves sending a narrow proton beam through a magnetic field of the X- and Y-axes and distributing it directly in the field by scanning. This technique controls the weighted dose of each point in the field to achieve "Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT)". This advanced technology is currently in the Proton Therapy Optimization Plan and is essentially the direction of the future of proton therapy.

Patient Position System 

Digital Imaging Positioning System: 
To ensure the positional accuracy of proton therapy, every treatment room is equipped with a digital imaging guiding system, which acquires images through three different methods: digital radiography, fluoroscopy and computed tomography.

A. Digital radiography can acquire two orthogonal two-dimensional images to match the treatment site. 
B. Fluoroscopy can view lesion displacement caused by a variety of reasons, such as breathing, and adjust treatment to such breathing with the aid of proton therapy equipment.
C. Computed tomography is used to compare its image with the simulated image from the computer treatment plan system to ensure the accuracy of the treatment site.

X-ray Imaging Positioning System

Digital Radiography

Robotic Couch: after the Digital Imaging Positioning System determines the correct patient position on the couch, this information is immediately sent to the robotic couch for a 6-dimensional shift. The robotic couch is a specialized couch developed by combining an industrial computer-controlled robotic arm and a radiotherapy couch. The robotic couch has a total of six drive motors, which enable it to move along six axes and rotate with an accuracy of 0.01 mm. Not only can it measure the weight of a patient (maximum user weight 200 kg), but it can also compensate for inclinations due to weight. It is the most advanced and accurate couch among radiotherapy equipment today.