The ECR subcommittee kicked start its engines. The 2025-2026 operative group was formed in September and it’s already working full gas on many different activities with exciting new initiatives. The ideas and the motivation are high, and every meeting feels too short to discuss everything we would like to! While inspired discussions color the meetings […]
Returning Proton Therapy to South Africa
A team based at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is well advanced with a project which will return a proton therapy centre to Cape Town, South Africa. The multidisciplinary project features an outstanding paediatric and adult oncology clinical team based at UCT and associated hospitals, spanning both public and private sectors, and strong expertise […]
Recent Developments at CNAO
The Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica (CNAO) in Pavia represents a unique institutional model, defined by its robust interdisciplinary collaboration uniting physics, medicine, research, education, and industry. Established by the Ministry of Health and supported by a network of universities, research institutes, hospitals, and public entities, CNAO exemplifies how shared effort translates scientific knowledge […]
Accelerator-Based BNCT and Opening of Phase I Clinical Trial at Helsinki University Hospital
We are pleased to announce that boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) treatments have commenced at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Helsinki University Hospital (HUS CCC), Finland. Building on our previous experience with reactor-based BNCT from 1999 to 2012, this represents the first clinical implementation of accelerator-based BNCT in the Western hemisphere, using the nuBeam device […]
PTCOG 64, June 8 to 13, 2025, in Deauville-Normandy: Abstract submission open!
AGENDA. Abstracts submission is open and will be closed on January 13, 2026. Registration should be open soon. As far as the scientific program is concerned, it is on its way. Although far from being completed, several topics (including burning ones!) are being discussed. The scientific committee thinks about: “How translating innovation into implementation”; “What […]
PTCOG Newsletter #5 | Early Career Researchers ECR
Fire up your engines 🔥, PTCOG-63 is knocking at the door! Our annual meeting to share the hard work of the past year and stay on track with the advancement of particle therapy from all over the world! Within a busy but exciting schedule of scientific talks, workshops, summits, subcommittee meetings, industry exhibitions, and networking […]
Timetable of meetings of the Subcommittees during PTCOG 63
Timetable of meetings of the Subcommittees during PTCOG 63 AI | Thu 5th June | 9:30 – 10:15 | Buen Ayre A BNCT | Fri 6th June | 9:30 – 10:15 | Buen Ayre A Beam Delivery | Thu 5th June | 8:00 – 9:25 | Buen Ayre A […]
PTCOG changes logo | Have a saying
During the congress in Buenos Aires, the participants can vote for the new PTCOG logo, which should replace our old and proven logo and give the PTCOG a modern face. Please find below the 3 options to choose from. Option 1 Option 2 Option 3:
Buenos Aires, a big and beautiful city, worth to be explored! (By Andrea Monti Hughes & Andrés Kreiner)
Dear PTCOG community, It will be a huge honour to have you here, in Buenos Aires, to share and discuss our latest results in the field of Particle therapy, at the PTCOG 63rd Congress. However, you cannot leave Buenos Aires without being a tourist! We encourage you to explore our “Buenos Aires Querido” (Dear Buenos […]
Stay Ahead in Particle Therapy: Explore New Research from the International Journal of Particle Therapy
As we gather at this year’s Annual PTCOG Conference, the International Journal of Particle Therapy (IJPT) is pleased to share some of its most recent research articles, which showcase exciting progress in the field. We invite you to explore these cutting-edge studies: Operational Improvement of a Proton Therapy System From Reduced Energy Layer Switching Time Dose Constraints in […]