Fabian J. K. et al.  This retrospective single-institution study evaluated the long-term efficacy and toxicity of adjuvant proton radiotherapy (PRT) in 22 adults with residual pituitary adenomas (PAs) after subtotal resection. Most patients had complex macroadenomas with suprasellar and cavernous sinus extension, frequently involving the optic apparatus and carotid arteries, making further surgery or stereotactic […]

Thomas Friedrich et al. Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) combines the physical advantages of the Bragg peak with the high linear energy transfer (LET) and increased relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of carbon ions. However, RBE is not a fixed value; it depends on physical and biological factors including LET, dose per fraction, tissue type, α/β ratio, […]

Acoustic Range Estimates is delighted to announce that an upcoming publication will feature the tARV. The International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics has accepted “Validation of a Cable-Free and User-Friendly thermoacoustic Range Verifier for a 2 Gy Proton Field Delivered to the Liver of an Anthropomorphic Phantom” for publication. The work, authored by S.K. Patch, V. […]

Particle therapy continues to advance, creating new opportunities to improve precision and personalize treatments. A key milestone was recently achieved when Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Proton Therapy Center treated its first patient using a Monaco® proton plan, demonstrating the successful clinical adoption of Elekta’s proton planning technology. Supporting clinical innovation requires more than […]

The growing interest in upright radiotherapy is reshaping how the proton therapy community thinks about treatment delivery. As centers explore new ways to improve patient comfort and optimize workflows, the need for reliable and reproducible patient positioning solutions becomes increasingly important. The success of upright treatment depends not only on innovative treatment platforms, but also […]

Vinaver Medical has advanced TissueXplorer from a scientific concept into a vendor-agnostic platform for patient-specific stopping-power-ratio (SPR) mapping from spectral CT, now undergoing multi-centre clinical research. By deriving the tissue properties that determine proton interactions, TissueXplorer is designed to provide more direct information for particle-therapy treatment planning than conventional single-energy CT calibration. The platform also […]

Following the approval of Taiwan’s first medical device license for an accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (AB-BNCT) system in July 2024, Heron Neutron Medical is actively advancing its clinical pipeline to address challenging, high-unmet-need malignancies. Heron’s primary clinical focus spans key solid tumor indications, including recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), recurrent head and neck cancer (rH&N), neoadjuvant […]

P-Cure has recently expanded its clinical reach beyond adult patients to treat paediatric patients as well, including children treated in a seated position as shown in the picture. This milestone underscores the system’s clinical versatility. Treatments span over a range of indications, including liver and pelvis, with particular success in Craniospinal Irradiation (CSI), demonstrating the […]

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 […]

Early Career Researchers Corner: welcome to our brand new Chairs! Message from the New ECR Chairs: Building on Our Community, Looking Ahead Dear PTCOG 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 […]