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Proton Therapy Accelerator Set to Arrive in Santiago This Weekend

Installation marks the final phase toward a late-2026 launch.

Overview

  • President Alfonso Rueda told Parliament the ProteusONE cyclotron will reach the Santiago proton therapy site this weekend.
  • Commissioning begins with this installation, with the Xunta projecting clinical operation in the last quarter of 2026.
  • About 20 operators are in training, and 12 equipment containers arrived in October under supplier supervision, with the unit shipping from Belgium to the port of Vigo.
  • The regional government says this will be the first proton therapy center of its kind in Spain’s public health system.
  • The project totals roughly €20 million and plans to treat patients from Galicia, Asturias, Castilla y León and northern Portugal.