Amelia Barcellini et al. This scoping review by the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG) Gynecologic Subcommittee, published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (2026), maps the clinical evidence on particle-beam radiation therapy in gynecologic cancers. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, the authors searched four databases through June 2025. Of 414 unique records, 41 studies […]
Artificial Intelligence in Particle Therapy Treatment Planning: Current Advances and Future Directions
James C.L. Chow and Huan Giap Particle therapy, including proton and heavy-ion therapy, offers highly conformal dose distributions through the Bragg peak and, particularly for heavier ions, enhanced relative biological effectiveness. However, treatment planning is technically complex because dose deposition is sensitive to anatomical variations, range uncertainties, and biological factors such as linear energy transfer […]
BNCT Subcommittee
We are delighted to invite you to our next webinar: BNCT Treatment Planning The webinar will present two clinical perspectives on BNCT treatment planning workflows, optimization, and patient-specific practice. Speakers: Naonori Hu, Ph.D. Lecturer / Clinical Medical Physicist Kansai BNCT Medical Center, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan Clinical BNCT Treatment Planning Workflow at the […]
Message from the editor
Dear Readers of PARTICLES, This is the 10th issue of PARTICLES, which is truly a reason to celebrate. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us along the way. At the same time, I encourage you to send us your contributions, ideas and feedback, so that we can continue […]
PTCOG-AO highlights: advancing Particle Therapy Across Asia–Oceania
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 […]
PTCOG-AO: A Preliminary Survey on Particle Therapy in Asia and Oceania (3rd)
By Chan Kyu Kim The Asia-Oceania Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG-AO) presented the results of its survey on the current status of particle therapy in the Asia-Oceania region at PTCOG-AO 2026, held in Chennai, India, from September 4 to 6. Entitled “A Preliminary Survey on Particle Therapy in Asia and Oceania: Status and Sustainability,” the […]