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We support health, safety and comfortable life with strong products and Lumada.

Significant changes are taking place in the environment@surrounding the medical and health care fields, including the@rapid aging of society, increase in lifestyle-related diseases,@and increase in national health care expenditures. In addition, solutions are being sought to address a wide range of issues faced by developed countries such as the expanded scope of healthcare including prevention and prognosis, and increased use of advanced medical and information technology, to issues faced by developing countries such as widening regional disparities in healthcare standards, the need to reduce healthcare costs, and the shortage of funds and healthcare professionals. At Hitachi, we believe that health care is an essential infrastructure for society in the 21st century, we are focusing on meeting diverse healthcare needs using advanced IT and medical technologies. We will make further advancement to solve the social issues under the keywords of health, safety, and comfort.

We support health, safety and comfortable life with strong products and Lumada.

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

¡ In-Vitro Diagnostic & Analysis System Field

We design, develop and sell clinical laboratory equipment.
Laboratory testing, which analyzes components such as blood and urine, is an important indicator for diagnosis and follow-up after illnesses. Sample pre-treatment equipment, which integrates sample pre-treatment processes such as opening of samples, dispensing, and labeling of sub-samples, contributes to the speedy provision of clinical test results by accelerating high-precision dispensing.

Clinical Laboratory Equipment

Laboratory testing involves the analysis of blood, urine and other components to provide indicators for diagnosis and follow-up after illnesses. We provide sample pre-treatment equipment that integrates pre-treatment processes such as specimen opening of samples, dispensing, and labeling of sub-samples. Hitachifs technological capabilities meet a variety of needs, including high-speed, high-accuracy dispensing, automation of the supply of sub-sample containers, and supporting recovery treatment.

Clinical Laboratory Equipment

¡ Advanced Medical Systems Field

Particle beam therapy system is one of the most advanced forms of cancer treatments that uses radiation. Based on the accelerator element technology and plant control technology that Hitachi has cultivated over the years, we develop advanced technologies for cancer treatment together with our customers within Japan and abroad, and provide them as treatment systems.

Particle Therapy Systems

The effectiveness of cancer treatment using particle beams, such as proton and carbon beams, has been known in the field of medical physics for more than 70 years. One of the features of particle therapy is the use of a dose concentration called the Bragg peak. By aligning the Bragg peak with the affected area and irradiating it, the dose concentration on the affected area is increased, while the effect on the surrounding normal tissues is suppressed. Therefore, outpatient treatment can be performed without cutting the body, enabling treatment that minimizes the burden on the patient during treatment and maintains their quality of life.
Hitachifs spot scanning irradiation technology is capable of delivering particle beams with a high degree of accuracy that matches even the shape of tumors with complex shapes, minimizing the impact on normal areas. Furthermore, by combining it with motion tracking irradiation technology, it has become possible to irradiate affected areas with high precision even if the position of the affected area fluctuates due to factors such as breathing.
The gPROBEATh proton cancer therapy system, one of Hitachifs core products, is currently installed at facilities in Japan and abroad, and is contributing to cutting-edge cancer treatment. In the future, we will collaborate with our customers to create a database of radiotherapy performance information and analyzing it using AI and other tools, in order to develop solutions that will improve the efficiency of treatment workflows and predict post-treatment conditions.

Particle Therapy Systems

PET Support Service

When a medical institution introduces Positron Emission Tomography (PET) testing, they need to consider some issues: the procurement of particle accelerators and PET equipment, the design and layout of radiation facilities, and operations after introduction, including manufacture and approval of PET drugs and equipment maintenance.
To help deal with these burdens and challenges, Hitachi, Ltd. is promoting the PET Support Service Business, which offers total support from the introduction of PET testing to the operation of facilities. The service ranges from the support of investment and procurement of equipment, facilities design, project management, and other engineering work to, after the start of testing, support of PET drug manufacturing and operations such as equipment maintenance.

¡ Advanced R&D Equipment Field

In the advanced R&D equipment field, we design and manufacture experimental equipment for nuclear fusion, accelerators, and superconductivity, and contribute to the development of science and technology from a MONOZUKURI standpoint.
As consumer applications of the technology cultivated in this field, we are promoting an industrial X-ray CT device business and actively developing medical devices and equipment, such as particle therapy systems.

Equipment for Nuclear Fusion Experiments

Nuclear fusion is considered one of the promising candidates for new energy sources aiming at carbon neutrality, and its research and development are currently underway, covering superconductive materials used at minus 269 degrees Celsius to plasmas of hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius. We contribute to the promotion of this cutting-edge research by designing and manufacturing equipment for experimental devices such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), JT-60 (currently the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)), and LHD (National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS)), and providing support for operation and maintenance. We also participate in the technical studies, as a design team member, for the Fusion DEMO reactor, which is being examined ahead of schedule under an all-Japan system.

Equipment for Nuclear Fusion Experiments

Nuclear Fusion Experiment Equipment Large Helical Device (LHD) (Photo courtesy of NIFS)

Devices for High Energy Physics Research

We contribute to the promotion of advanced science by working on the development of particle accelerator technologies. In particular, we are involved in large particle accelerator projects (such as J-PARC(–) (JAEA, KEK) and Super-KEKB (KEK)), and are developing technologies for key devices such as electromagnets and accelerating cavities. We are also involved in the production (KEK) of superconducting magnets for the High-Luminosity LHC Upgrade at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). More recently, we have built a prototype (KEK) superconducting magnet for microwave generators (klystron) using our own high-temperature superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB2) wire, and are also developing superconducting magnets that are refrigerant-free and consume less power.

–J-PARC is a registered trademark of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the Inter-University Research Institute Corporation High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).

Devices for High Energy Physics Research

Research Accelerator (superconducting magnet for CERNfs LHC high luminosity upgrade (total length of 7 m)
Conduction-cooling high-temperature superconducting (MgB2) magnet for high-efficiency klystrons

Industrial X-Ray CT Device

We have developed an industrial X-ray CT device that uses high-energy X-rays to nondestructively capture images of the interior of high-density and thick objects and are applying it to digital engineering technology. This device offers a variety of solutions in a broad range of fields, including automotive, space, and nuclear industries and archaeological research.

Industrial X-Ray CT Device

Industrial X-ray CT Device (HiXCT Series)

JOB CATEGORIES JOB CATEGORIES

  • Product Development

    Our design and development divisionfs main pursuit is the ongoing exploration of new technology and new techniques to meet the needs of our world. This work ranges from product planning, concept design, specifications and price review, prototyping, safety and quality assessment, documentation, and finally to production design. All the while, Hitachi actively pursues joint research with university hospitals and continues to present scholarly publications.

  • Quality Assurance

    We check whether the product meets customer requirements, and whether the quality is good enough for providing. We play a role as the final keeper of MONOZUKURI who guarantees the product is safe and secure.

  • Technical Sales

    We play an important role in listening to the technical issues that need to be resolved in order to realize the needs of our customers,and in responding to them by working with design, manufacturing, production engineering, quality assurance, and staff departments.

TOPICS TOPICS

Global Expansion

Hitachifs healthcare-related technology is used not only within Japan but is also widely used overseas.
We are recognized as the world's leading medical equipment manufacturers and solution provider, and our technologies and activities are always the subject of attention even at academic conferences and exhibitions held overseas. We will promote development of services and solutions having excellent added value by reinforcing partnerships with noted hospitals and research institutions in countries with advanced healthcare. In emerging nations, we are expanding the solutions businesses that have achieved results in Japan, and are contributing to improvement of healthcare infrastructure.
We will continue to contribute to the provision of better healthcare to individual patients and construction of sustainable social security systems through development/provision of excellent products and services by means of co-creation with advanced companies and healthcare organizations in each country.

World-leading Particle Beam Medical Treatment Systems

Hitachi has led the global market for particle beam therapy through innovations such as spot scanning and motion tracking. The market for the particle beam therapy system, which is one of the cutting-edge cancer treatments, is expanding from Japan, the United States and Europe to China, Asia and other regions. In addition to having already delivered numerous particle therapy systems to world-class medical institutions in Japan and the United States, Hitachi has also developed a small proton beam therapy system that only requires a single treatment room in order to respond to the needs for particle therapy systems for general hospitals, which is expected to increase in future, and a hybrid particle therapy system that can provide the advantages of both proton therapy and heavy particle therapy in a single device.
We will continue to provide cutting-edge particle therapy systems to more medical institutions, and contribute to cancer treatment on a global scale.

World-leading Particle Beam Medical Treatment Systems

LOCATION, etc. LOCATION, etc.

Location

  • Healthcare Business Division

    Toranomon Hills Business Tower, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

  • Healthcare Tokyo Works

    3-7-19 Imai, Ome-shi, Tokyo

  • Radiation Therapy Systems Kashiwa no Ha Office

    1 KOIL TERRACE, Chuo 141Block-1, 226-44, Wakashiba, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

  • Hitachi Office

    3-1-1, Saiwai-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan

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