Date: May 28/2026 Time: 11:00 AM CET / 6:00 PM JST / KST The webinar marks the first Heavy Ions in Asia webinar run by PTCOG-ECR, an outreach initiative aimed at strengthening scientific dialogue across the rapidly expanding particle therapy landscape in Asia. With an increasing number of carbon-ion centers and research collaborations emerging across the […]
ECR News | Innovations in Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Sustainable Cancer Care
Date: April 28/2026 Time: 8:30 AM EST / 2:30 PM CET The webinar will feature two distinguished speakers whose work addresses both technological innovation and broader healthcare challenges in radiation oncology. Chiara Paganelli, Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano, will open the session. Dr. Paganelli received her M.Sc. in Bioengineering in 2011 and completed her PhD […]
ECR News | PTCOG-64: Workshop
Our big event at PTCOG-64, the ECR workshop, has really taken shape! While the first invitations have been sent out to our carefully selected speakers, we’re continuing to work hard behind the scenes to make this an unforgettable experience. The workshop is aimed at ECRs, and any PhD, Master’s, Undergraduate, postgraduate, postdoctoral researcher, medical physicist […]
Updates from the ECR subcommittee
A thrilling ECR workshop, a plenary session as hot as fire, two exciting ECR lunches, outreach initiatives, webinars, and much more. It’s hard to keep the pace, so Early Career Researcher or not, read more about what’s in store! It’s hard to describe the motivation and enthusiasm that the Operative Group of the […]
PTCOG-AO: Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Healing: PTCOG-AO 2026 in Chennai
September 4-6, 2026 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu on India’s south-eastern coast, has long been a centre of healing and learning. The ancient Tamil medical system flourished here, while the region’s great temples stand as testaments to architectural and scientific precision. Today, this vibrant metropolis, known both as the […]
ELI-Germany Research Workshop on “Innovations and Mechanisms in Radiotherapy”
On January 22–23, 2026, approximately 50 researchers from across Germany, together with representatives of ELI – Extreme Light Infrastructure, gathered at the Centre for Advanced Laser Applications in Munich for a joint workshop organized by the Chair of Medical Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the ELI leadership. The meeting aimed to stimulate a vibrant exchange […]
R and D Progress on China’s First Light Ion Therapy Device
The successful development of China’s first light ion therapy device marks a major breakthrough in the domestic high-end radiotherapy equipment technology. The therapy device, independently developed and manufactured by CAS Ion Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (CASHIM), has been successfully installed in the commissioning factory of its Hangzhou R&D center. Having completed the critical equipment […]
Particle Therapy MasterClass PTMC
The Particle Therapy MasterClass (PTMC) project celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2025. Since its inception, a total of 70 institutes from 38 countries have performed the PTMC at least once, providing participants with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with methods of treating cancerous tumours using X-rays, protons, carbon ions and, more recently, helium ions. Building […]
The Penn Radiation Medicine Institute: Global Education and Consultancy Services
With more than a decade of experience, The University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Radiation Oncology provides a comprehensive, one-week program offered twice annually in the spring and winter. The course is designed to maximize the onsite experience by delivering a core curriculum while allowing room for customization based on role responsibilities and disease-site interests. The […]
The First Clinical Physics Training Workshop on Proton and Heavy Ion Therapy in China
The first training workshop dedicated to clinical physics on proton and heavy ion therapy was held at Hefei Ion Medical Center (HIMC) in Hefei, China from September 18 to 22, 2025. The five-day program featured a comprehensive curriculum covering the entire chain of knowledge and skills on particle therapy, starting from fundamental physics and radiobiology […]