“…This method has been developed in Japan 1,2 and its usefulness in the treatment of almost all malignant cancers has been recognized; treated cancers include bladder cancer, 3 lung cancer, 4 rectum cancer, 5,6 malignant brain cancer, 7 gallbladder cancer, 8 pancreas cancer, 9 stomach cancer, 10,11 malignant sarcoma, 12 uterine cancer, 13 and pediatric cancer. 14 For this method, the following processes are required: surgical manipulation in the operating room; transport of patients to the accelerator room, which may be located close to or far from the operating room; irradiation and closing of the wound in the accelerator room, or irradiation in the accelerator room and closing of the wound after transport to the operating room. This procedure reduces the advantages of the method, requires large numbers of staff, and hinders the propagation of the method.…”