Gansu Wuwei Heavy Ion Center Marks 5th Anniversary with 1,828 Patients Treated

Gansu Wuwei Heavy Ion Center Marks 5th Anniversary with 1,828 Patients Treated

In March 2025, the Gansu Wuwei Heavy Ion Center marked its fifth anniversary of clinical operation. Since commencing treatments in March 2020, the center has provided therapy to ​1,828 patients, covering over ​40 disease types including lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, and glioblastoma.

Heavy Ion Therapy System Accelerator Ring Hall

Gansu Wuwei Heavy Ion Therapy System Treatment Cabin No. 3

Development Milestones

· May 2012: Construction of the Wuwei Heavy Ion Center began.

· September 29, 2019: Obtained the Registration Certificate for the heavy ion therapy system.

· November 29, 2019: Secured the ​Configuration License for the heavy ion radiotherapy system.

· March 2020: Officially commenced clinical operations.

· July 2021: Expanded to ​four treatment rooms (originally having two rooms and now with two new additions).

· May 28, 2023: Held the inauguration ceremony for the new heavy ion campus.

· August 2024: Completed NMPA registration for Treatment Rooms 3 and 4.

· September 2024: Treatment Rooms 3 and 4 officially entered clinical operation.

Related Reports
For detailed updates, refer to Proton China’s previous articles:

· "China’s First Self-Developed Carbon Ion Therapy System Approved for Market Release"

· "NHC Issues Notice on Approving Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital’s Heavy Ion Radiotherapy System Configuration"

· "China’s First Domestic Carbon Ion Therapy System Begins Clinical Use at Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital"

· "Wuwei Carbon Ion Therapy System’s Rooms 3 and 4 Approved by NMPA"

· "Wuwei Heavy Ion Center Treats Over 1,500 Patients as Rooms 3 and 4 Commence Operations"