This eliminated the complex logistics involved with patient transportation, but was so costly that only a few hospitals were able to use this approach. The breakthrough came in 1997, with the introduction of a miniaturized, self-shielded, mobile linear accelerator (Mobetron, IntraOp Corporation, US) and a mobile but unshielded linear accelerator (Novac, Liac–SIT, Italy).
This innovation simplified the logistics involved in transporting patients, although it was so expensive that only a few hospitals could afford to use this method. The breakthrough came in 1997 with the introduction of two new technologies: Mobetron, a compact and self-shielded linear accelerator from IntraOp Corporation, US, and Novac, a mobile but unshielded device from Liac–SIT, Italy.