For ECRs, regional meetings represent more than opportunities to attend scientific presentations. They provide spaces to meet colleagues from different countries, exchange ideas, identify potential research collaborations, and become part of the wider international medical physics and particle therapy community. As particle therapy continues to develop across the Asia-Ocenia region, maintaining strong connections between institutions, […]
PTCOG64: ECR highlights
ECR workshop PTCOG-64 marked a very important milestone for the ECR subcommittee: it hosted the first ever ECR workshop! The workshop was a success, proven by the clear interest and engagement of all attendees and the extremely positive feedback we got afterwards. Coordinating with the Educational session, the full-day workshop took place on Tuesday and […]
Message from the New ECR Chairs
Building on Our Community, Looking Ahead Dear ECR community, We are fortunate to take over as the new Chairs of an Early Career Researcher (ECR) subcommittee that has developed so strongly in just three years and want to take a moment to celebrate this achievement. The success of this Subcommittee would not have been possible […]
An interview with your exes (chairs)
How did the ECR Subcommittee actually come about?Beth: In all honesty, the ECR Subcommittee was really the result of a few too many glasses of wine… Giorgio, Gabri and I were all involved in the Radiation Research Society (RRS) Scholar-In-Training (SIT) Committee, and had seen first-hand how valuable it was to have a dedicated group […]
Bonjour, or better, Sawatdee thuk khon ECRs
What a year! As we wrap up another exciting academic year for PTCOG and the ECR community, there is plenty to look back on, and even more to look forward to. We have just returned from the largest PTCOG conference ever, bringing together 1,363 participants from more than 45 countries. At the same time, our […]
ECR News | PTCOG-ECR First Heavy Ions in Asia Webinar
PTCOG-ECR is proud to announce the completion of its first Heavy Ions in Asia Webinar, an outreach initiative designed to strengthen scientific dialogue across the rapidly expanding particle therapy landscape in Asia on May 28, 2026 Time: 11:00 AM CET / 6:00 PM JST / KST With the growing number of Heavy-ions centers and research […]
ECR News | Meet the ECR members
Don’t be shy, be featured! Join our featured members and present yourselves to the rest of our thriving community of PTCOG-ECR! Fill the meet-the-members form to be featured in our LinkedIn page and in our Newsletter! Meanwhile, read more to meet Saad Shaikh, Pablo Cabrales, Mohammed Zaki Alhajji and Marco Battestini! Saad ShaikhPostdoc fellow […]
ECR News | Proton Therapy Academy meets ECR: discover our mission and come to meet us at PTCOG-64
Proton Therapy Academy: Advancing Education, Collaboration, and Innovation in Proton Therapy As proton therapy continues to grow globally, the need for accessible education and cross-institution collaboration becomes increasingly important. Proton Therapy Academy aims to help bridge that gap by providing content that is informative, relevant, and practical for both emerging and established centers. Proton […]
ECR News | Beyond the conference: Normandy and France
General info: Currency: euro (€). Card payments are widely accepted in France, but it is useful to keep a small amount of cash for markets, cafés, or small local shops Time zone: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2 Main nearby cities: Caen (50 km), Rouen (93 km), Paris (200 km) French 101: A few basic […]
ECR News | PTCOG 64 dresses ECR!
Are you ready for another supersonic PTCOG? PTCOG-64 is fast approaching and ECR will be on the first line! Start by taking a look at the agenda, and delve into this article to find out more details about our events! 🕵️ PTCOG-ECR workshop The first ever PTCOG-ECR workshop will take place on Tuesday 9th June […]