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AQURE
The AQURE intraoperative accelerator is a device for intraoperative therapy constructed as part of the project "Creation in the Greater Poland Cancer Center in Poznań. M. Curie-Skłodowska the possibility of implementing the intraoperative irradiation procedure using an innovative electron accelerator" by a consortium of three entities: Centrum Wysokich Technologii in Świerk" HITEC ŚWIERK "Sp. z o.o., National Center for Nuclear Research, Greater Poland Cancer Center as part of the Regional Program of the Marshal's Office of the Wielkopolska Province.
As part of many years of cooperation, a demnstrator was created, then a prototype called IntraLine, and the final version of the device will soon start working at the Greater Poland Cancer Center.
The features of the new IntraLine accelerator include:
- A high mobility treatment head, which is installed on a robotic arm assembly that allows doctors to freely choose the direction to administer irradiation. The robot is installed on a motorized platform that can be moved easily between operating rooms,
- An energy range of 4 to 12 MeV, which makes it possible to irradiate tissue effectively up to a depth of 4 cm,
- A high dose rate of irradiation – up to 10 Gy/min – which makes it possible to completely irradiate the affected area in less than 2 minutes,
- Electron applicators available in diameters from 3 cm to 12 cm, which allows the doctors to choose the applicator that to most compatible with area of the patient’s body that is to be treated,
- Treatment head construction that is compatible with non-cylindrical applicators, which can be attached to treatment head using either “soft” or “hard” docking technology, depending on the doctor’s preferences, and
- A fully automatic, easy to use a beam control system.
Aktualności AQURE
The AQURE accelerator presented at the Congress of the Polish Society of Medical Physics
From 30 September to 3 October 2026, during the 19th Congress of the Polish Society of Medical Physics (PTFM) in Gdańsk, AQURE was presented to the general public for the first time – a mobile intraoperative accelerator, the result of collaboration between the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) and the Wielkopolska Oncology Centre in Poznań (WCO).
NCBJ researchers have developed an innovative applicator for the AQURE accelerator
In order to precisely deliver the radiation dose using an intraoperative accelerator, a properly designed applicator is necessary. The National Centre for Nuclear Research has developed a modern applicator dedicated to the AQURE accelerator. This innovative component is lightweight, transparent and enables safe irradiation of tissues after tumour removal.
AQURE – intraoperative accelerator pending medical certification
The AQURE accelerator is a modern device designed for intraoperative cancer therapy. The accelerator has just begun the medical certification process conducted by the Polish Centre for Testing and Certification. Passing this process is necessary for the device to be approved for use in oncology hospitals and formally recognised as a medical device compliant with European standards.
