Elinye lamaqembu amakhulu ahlanganisiwe ezempilo azimele ase-Asia, i-IHH Healthcare, kanye NGANGIYAHAMBA (Ion Beam Applications SA, EURONEXT), umhlinzeki ohamba phambili emhlabeni wezixazululo zokwelapha i-proton zokwelapha umdlavuza, umemezele namuhla ukuthi basayine inkontileka yokufakwa kohlelo oluncane lwegumbi elilodwa lokwelapha i-proton, i-Proteus®ONE*, ngo. I-IHH flagship hospital in Singapore. Ku-IBA, inkontileka ibiza phakathi kwama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-35 nezingu-40 (SGD 55 kanye nezigidi ezingu-65).
I-IHH ikhethe ikhambi le-IBA Proteus®ONE ngokulandela inqubo yokukhetha ephelele. Isixazululo se-Proteus®ONE, ubuchwepheshe bakamuva kakhulu be-IBA be-Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS), izithombe ze-isocenter volumetric (Cone Beam CT) amakhono, kanye nesakhiwo esizogcina indawo yokwelapha i-proton konke kuhlanganiswe isivumelwano. Isivumelwano esihlukile silawula ukusebenza nokugcinwa kwesikhungo isikhathi eside. Lesi sikhungo sesiqalile ukusebenza kanti sivulelwe iziguli ukuthi zibhalise.
Modern ukwelashwa kwemisebe eyaziwa ngokuthi i-proton therapy idonse isasasa elikhulu emkhakheni we-oncology. Isebenzisa ama-proton akhokhiswayo ukukhomba ngokunembile amaseli omdlavuza ngenani elincane lokulimala ezicutshini ezijwayelekile ezizungeze isimila. Ukwelashwa kweProton sekudume kakhulu eSoutheast Asia, ikakhulukazi eSingapore, ethathwa njengohlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo olusezingeni eliphezulu. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kunikeza iziguli ezinomdlavuza endaweni ithemba kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingcono.
Ukuletha imisebe eqondiswe kakhulu kumathumba kungenye yezinzuzo eziyinhloko zokwelashwa kwe-proton, okwehlisa ithuba lemiphumela emibi kanye nobunzima besikhathi eside. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu lapho welapha izimila eziseduze nezitho ezibalulekile noma lapho welapha izingane ngoba ukuchayeka emisebeni kufanele kuncishiswe.
I-Singapore iyikhaya lezikhungo zokwelapha i-proton ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezifakwe ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu kanye nabasebenzi bezokwelapha abaqeqesheke kakhulu. Lezi zikhungo, njengeNational Cancer Center Singapore kanye neSingapore Proton Therapy Centre, zihlinzeka ngokunakekelwa okuphelele komdlavuza futhi zisebenza ngokubambisana nezinhlangano ezihlonishwayo emhlabeni wonke ukuze ziqinisekise izindinganiso ezingcono kakhulu zokunakekelwa.
Ukuze umdlavuza iziguli, ukutholakala kokwelashwa kwe-proton kanye izindleko zokwelashwa kwe-proton eSingapore ushintshe konke. Inikeza iziguli ezinomdlavuza okunzima ukuwelapha ithemba elisha ngokuletha enye indlela yokwelapha evamile ukwelashwa kwemisebe kanye nokuhlinzwa. Ukwengeza, uhlelo lwezempilo lwaseSingapore oluhlanganisa imikhakha eyahlukene luqinisekisa ukuthi iziguli zithola izinhlelo zokwelashwa ezihlukene ezingase zihlanganise izindlela zokwelapha ezifana nokuhlinzwa, imiphumela emibi yokwelashwa ngamakhemikhali, kanye nokwelashwa kwe-proton ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo ezihlukile.
Ukwengeza, indlela esebenzayo yaseSingapore yocwaningo kanye innovation kusiza ukuthuthukisa ukwelashwa kwe-proton njalo. Isizwe senza utshalomali ku izivivinyo zokwelashwa kanye nezinhlelo zocwaningo ezihlanganyelwe, ezithuthukisa ulwazi nokuqonda kwayo kulo mkhakha okhethekile.
Sengiphetha, ukwelashwa kwe-proton kuguqule indlela umdlavuza ophathwa ngayo eSingapore ngokunikeza iziguli ithuluzi elinembile nelinamandla lokulwa nezimila. I-Singapore isendaweni ehamba phambili yalolu hlelo lokwelapha oluqala phansi, luhlinzeka ngamathuba amasha umdlavuza iziguli hhayi esizweni kuphela kodwa nasezifundeni ezinkudlwana, ngenxa yezindawo zayo ezisezingeni eliphezulu nokuzinikela ocwaningweni.