MACAO -- The liquid petroleum gas tank in a restaurant in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) exploded late Tuesday night, killing one people and injuring at least six others, the SAR's fire service bureau confirmed on Wednesday.The explosion occurred at about 10 pm (GMT 1400) local time on Tuesday, when the restaurant was still in service. A total of four liquid petroleum gas tanks were found in the restaurant.A woman was trapped under a collapsed wall of a residential building adjacent to the restaurant, and was found dead after rushing to the hospital. Among the injuries, three people were in severe condition.According to the preliminary investigation, the explosion was caused by the leakage of liquid petroleum gas, the fire service bureau told reporters.Macao's security chief Wong Sio Chak went to see the injured earlier Wednesday and expressed his condolences to the family of the victim, promising that the SAR government would offer all the necessary assistance. pac wristbandssilicone bracelet makerthe wristband factoryyouth wristbandscheap rubber wristbands24 hour wristbandsblack rubber wristbands
LANZHOU -- Heavy ion medical accelerators developed by Chinese researchers entered clinical testing for cancer patients in Northwest China's Gansu province this month, researchers said.Cancer radiation treatments employing heavy-ion accelerators can bombard a target with high-energy electrons to kill cancer cells.Xiao Guoqing, head of the Institute of Modern Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said it is widely considered the most effective way of fighting tumors.Compared to traditional therapy such as radiation, heavy ion treatment is considered to have more balanced properties with less radiation on healthy cells. The treatment period is shorter and the therapy could more effectively control cancer cells.The institute, based in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, developed the accelerators in 2015. It took two years for the accelerators to undergo medical equipment testing. Registration and testing were completed in April this year and clinical tests began.Currently, the institute has produced two sets of the cancer treatment equipment, one each in Lanzhou and Wuwei city, which has a high rate of stomach cancer.Patients were selected from Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital and Wuwei Cancer Hospital. Testing is under way for cancer treatment for the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis and limbs.In order to ensure the safety of the tests, 36 leading doctors in cancer treatment were assigned to oversee the tests.Xiao said the domestically developed equipment marks the end of China's dependence on imports. The institute started basic research into the technology in 1993.Currently very few hospitals in China offer heavy ion cancer treatment in China. Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center uses imported equipment from Germany for cancer treatment. There is a long wait for the treatment at the Shanghai hospital.A report published by the National Cancer Center in 2017 showed that China has nearly 25 percent of the world's new cancer cases, with 10,000 cancer patients added per day. Every year, there are two million cancer-induced deaths. Lung, breast and stomach cancers are the most common types.
