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Particle accelerators, which are used for advanced research in fields such as high energy
physics and radiation physics, accelerate charged particles (e.g., electrons and protons) to nearly the
speed of light at which particles possess high energy. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has
provided domestic and overseas research institutions with several types of accelerating cavities or
structures, which are the heart of an accelerator. We are also internally developing state-of-the-art
accelerator manufacturing technologies. The ultra-compact accelerating structure we have thus
developed is mounted on our Vero4DRT high-precision radiation therapy equipment (marketed
under the MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System brand name). This report introduces our
superconducting accelerating cavities, normal-conducting accelerating structures and radiation
therapy equipment as applied products thereof.
