Yangming Jiaotong University's Boron Neutron Center breaks ground and is expected to be completed in 2028 to help 1,500 cancer patients per year

Yangming Jiaotong University and Herong Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony for the "Boron Neutron Capture Therapy and Forward Imaging Center" at the Boai campus today (14th). This boron neutron capture therapy center, built next to Yangming Jiaotong University's Zhuming Hospital, is expected to be completed by the end of 2028 and will assist 1,500 cancer patients every year. Patients undergo accelerated boron neutron capture therapy. 25 types of tumor diseases, including head and neck cancer, breast cancer, and lung adenocarcinoma, can be treated with boron neutron capture. Lin Qihong, president of Yangming Jiaotong University, and Xu Jinrong, chairman and alumnus of Heron Technology, also announced that they will build a forward-looking medical technology research base in Zhushi.

This forward-looking imaging center medical building is planned to be located next to Zhuming Hospital on the Pok Oi Campus. It is a new building with one floor above ground and two floors below ground, with a total area of ​​approximately 3,073 square meters. The center is specially designed to meet the equipment needs of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) and ultra-high magnetic field magnetic resonance imaging system (7T MRI). It provides the space required for BNCT equipment construction and operation training, and will be connected to the soon-to-be-completed Zhuming Hospital to provide a core base for high-end accurate diagnosis. At the same time, combined with Yang-Ming Jiaotong University's advantages in medical research, clinical application and talent cultivation, and Herong Technology's expertise in advanced medical technology and equipment construction, it promotes the integration of academic research and industrial technology.

Heron Technology pointed out that boron neutron capture therapy is a radiotherapy technology that combines boron-containing drugs and neutron irradiation. Through the selective accumulation of boron-containing drugs in tumor tissues, neutron irradiation is then used to produce local radiation effects to destroy cancer cells. Currently, only the Hsinchu Hospital of China Medical University has this equipment. Taipei Wing General Hospital will be opened next year. Hsinchu City will open it together with Zhuming Hospital to provide cancer patients with an additional medical option.

Lin Qihong mentioned that this cooperation is an important milestone for Yangming Jiaotong University to promote the "Brotherhood Campus Reappearance" plan. Boai Campus is an important birthplace of National Chiao Tung University and the starting point for the development of Taiwan’s semiconductor technology. In recent years, the school has gradually promoted campus transformation through the renovation of Shutian Hall, the construction of Zhuming Hospital and the renovation of old dormitories. In the future, clinical medicine, scientific research and engineering technology will be combined to create an innovation base that closely integrates medical care, research and teaching.

Yangming Jiaotong University and Herong Technology will build the first accelerated boron neutron capture therapy and forward-looking imaging center in Zhu City, which is expected to be opened by the end of 2028. (Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

Yangming Jiaotong University and Herong Technology will build the first accelerated boron neutron capture therapy and forward-looking imaging center in Zhu City, which is expected to be opened by the end of 2028. (Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

Yangming Jiaotong University and Herong Technology will build the first accelerated boron neutron capture therapy and forward-looking imaging center in Zhu City, which is expected to be opened by the end of 2028. (Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)