Taichung Veterans General Hospital breaks ground on proton therapy center

Taichung Veterans General Hospital breaks ground on proton therapy center

2023-12-27

Taichung Veterans General Hospital held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new proton therapy center. Proton therapy is a kind of treatment for cancer, which can help reduce radiation exposure from traditional treatments like chemotherapy. The project, which features two treatment rooms, was greenlit by the Executive Yuan in 2022 and could be complete within one-and-a-half years. The hospital hopes the center will provide precision therapy for Taiwan’s rising number of cancer patients. Let’s hear from the hospital.

Chen Shih-ann
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Proton therapy can yield good results in treating most solid cancerous tumors. During construction of the proton therapy center, we bumped up against the Ukraine-Russia war and an increase in the price of materials. So that’s why the whole schedule had to be delayed by half a year.

Feng Shih-kuan
Veterans Affairs Council minister
Many scholars from abroad and professionals working with medical equipment have come to Taiwan to learn from us. Even more people have been dispatched from the U.S. Our healthcare system, and especially the Veterans General Hospital system, is truly the shield that protects our nation.

Also on Wednesday, Taichung Veterans General Hospital inaugurated its fully automated smart lab. The facility uses electric carrier vehicles to move items around, including test tubes, blood samples and materials requiring cold storage. In the future, the facility will be able to process more than 10,000 items a day.

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台中榮總雙喜臨門! 對抗癌症"質子中心"開工典禮

2023-12-27

近年來，罹癌人數不斷攀升，台中榮總2022年獲得行政院核准興建"質子中心"，27日上午，舉行開工典禮。相較傳統藥物、化學治療，質子治療能有效降低輻射劑量，質子中心預計設置兩間治療室，最快1年半完工，未來罹癌患者，也將有更精準的治療方式。

[[台中榮總院長陳適安]]
“大部分的這些癌症的固態腫瘤，是可以用質子治療來得到好的效果，(質子中心)建置的過程，因為碰到烏俄戰爭，還有原物料的上漲，所以才讓這個期程又延了半年”

[[退輔會主委馮世寬]]
“好多國外的學者，醫療設施的人員，都到這裡來觀摩，美國派的人更多到這裡來，我們國家的(醫療) ，尤其是榮民體系的，是我們國家真正的護國神盾”

台中榮總"全自動智能實驗室"，也在27日正式落成啟用，機器快速運作，透過純電力"電動車"，從備管、採血到檢體冰存，一條龍自動運送，未來總檢驗量能，每天可達超過1萬支檢體。

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After rehearsing for almost half a year, they are ready for their show at Exit 2 of Taipei City Hall Station, which will feature a stage for the first time. The Taipei Metro workers will be bringing classic tunes to keep passengers cheery, all while reminding them of the rules of riding the MRT on New Year’s: “Don’t push, don’t squeeze past others and protect yourself and others.”

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It’s New Year’s, so it’s a jolly time for everyone. When people are heading back home, nobody will be doing much, so we can step in and celebrate with them.

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Just like last year, New Year’s Eve happens to be on the weekend. Last year, there were about 2.16 million people, and this year we’re expecting even more, anywhere from 2.25 to 2.3 million.

The MRT will operate for 42 hours straight, from 6 a.m. on Dec. 31 to late night on Jan. 1. And starting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 31, services will become more frequent on the Red and Blue lines which service Xinyi District.

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On New Year’s, the busiest lines are the Blue and Red lines. Trains will come every two and a half minutes on the Blue Line, and every three minutes on the Red Line. We estimate that the crowds will have died down somewhat by around 2 a.m.

The Taipei Metro reminds the general public that some trains going to Xinyi District will not stop at Taipei City Hall or the Taipei 101/World Trade Center stations. Revelers are advised to alight one station early at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall or Xinyi Anhe and go to the venue on foot.

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Presidential Office unveils lucky merch for Year of the Dragon

The Presidential Office has unveiled its lucky merch for the Year of the Dragon. As in previous years, there are spring couplets, red envelopes and lucky amulets, which will be handed out for free starting on Jan. 1. All in all, there are 320,000 goodies to be given away during tours of the Presidential Office Building or at any of the Executive Yuan’s joint service centers around Taiwan.

The Presidential Office has revealed its spring couplets for the Year of the Dragon, a punny saying about prosperity. The work was designed by Boyu Chien, who employed smooth brushstrokes to wish people from all walks of life abundance in the New Year.

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This work is called "The Birth of Athena." After Shieh found a mannequin in the garbage at her school, she created Athena. Besides adorning her with a beautiful black dress, she also created a basketball net. The work explores women’s rights.

Juin Shieh
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Athena was born from Zeus’ head and she was born armed. We cannot tell her sexuality. So, I dressed her in a beautiful, yet dangerous, yet protective dress. I gave her a light to shine her beautiful dress. I also moved her womb outwards, symbolized as a basket. It is a basket-shooting port. So, this is the perfect Athena to me. The basket shooting port symbolizes woman’s womb. It also symbolizes Athena’s womb. Every woman has a womb but it is your right if you want to use it or if you don’t. It is a human right.

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