Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center treats first patient using helium ion therapy with RayStation
Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT) has treated its first patient using helium ion therapy with RayStation®* treatment planning system. The treatment is a world first for helium ion treatments with the spot scanning technique, also known as pencil-beam scanning.The use of helium ions for therapy was pioneered at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in the United Stated 1975-1993 by use of broad beams. The treatment at HIT, carried out in July 2021, is the first clinical application of helium beams since then and applied the state of art pencil-beam scanning technique performed in their