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 […]
Postoperative proton therapy in uterine and cervical cancer: promising evidence but remaining questions
Lars Wessel and Nathalie Arians The article reviews the potential role of proton therapy in the postoperative treatment of uterine and cervical cancers. Adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy is commonly used after surgery in patients with high-risk gynecological cancers to reduce recurrence. However, conventional photon radiotherapy can expose nearby organs such as the bowel, bladder, rectum, and […]
Pencil beam scanning proton lattice radiotherapy: single-field versus multi-field optimization
Shouyi Wei et al. The article investigates optimization strategies for proton lattice radiotherapy using pencil beam scanning (PBS). Lattice radiotherapy is an innovative treatment approach in which high radiation dose regions, known as vertices, are delivered inside large tumors while surrounding tumor tissue receives lower doses. This spatially fractionated technique aims to improve tumor control […]
An Artificial Intelligence Dose Engine for Fast Carbon Ion Treatment Planning
A. Quarz et al The article presents the development of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system designed to accelerate dose calculation in carbon ion radiotherapy. Carbon ion therapy is an advanced form of particle therapy that offers highly precise dose delivery and increased biological effectiveness against resistant tumors. However, treatment planning for carbon ions is computationally […]
Proton Beam Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer (TORPEdO): a Phase 3, Randomised Controlled Trial
David J Thomsonet al. The article investigates whether proton beam therapy (PBT) can reduce treatment-related toxicity compared with conventional photon intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. Because survival rates for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers are generally high, reducing long-term side effects and preserving quality of life have become major priorities in radiotherapy research. The […]
Protonen- versus Photonenbestrahlung beim Oropharynxkarzinom
Alexander Rühle et al. The article examines the differences between proton and photon radiotherapy in the treatment of oropharyngeal carcinoma, focusing on treatment effectiveness, toxicity, and quality of life. Oropharyngeal cancer patients often require high radiation doses in anatomically sensitive regions, making the reduction of damage to surrounding healthy tissues an important therapeutic goal. The […]