BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//linuxsoftware.nz//NONSGML Joyous v1.4//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Particles for Health: Improving Radiotherapy DTSTART:20250604T160000Z DTEND:20250604T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T213110Z UID:4e4a8a2f-9e8e-4725-9a0c-95dd4e648064 SEQUENCE:2 CREATED:20250603T082702Z DESCRIPTION: Radiotherapy is a standard treatment for cancer\, using energ y beams--most commonly photons--to destroy malignant cells. While conventi onal radiotherapy is well established\, significant efforts are underway t o improve its efficacy through advanced techniques originating from Partic le and Nuclear Physics.One such approach involves the use of ultra-intense beams to trigger the FLASH effect\, which has been shown in several studi es to increase the sparing of healthy tissue. However\, clinical implement ation of this technique presents challenges in beam monitoring\, control\, and safety. Promising solutions to these challenges may be drawn from ins trumentation developed in particle and astroparticle physics experiments.A nother major development is the rise of theranostic tools--techniques that combine therapy and diagnostics using the same treatment beam. An example is the EU-funded BoneOscopy project\, which aims to assess treatment effi cacy by detecting by-products of proton radiotherapy. This talk will prese nt the goals of the project\, its main challenges\, and some of the propos ed solutions. LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T082854Z LOCATION:Anfiteatro EA5\, Torre Norte URL:http://df.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/en/events/particles-for-health-improv ing-radiotherapy/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Radiotherapy is a standard treatment for cancer\, using energy beams--most commonly photons- -to destroy malignant cells. While conventional radiotherapy is well estab lished\, significant efforts are underway to improve its efficacy through advanced techniques originating from Particle and Nuclear Physics.


One such approach involves the use of ultra-intense beams to trigge r the FLASH effect\, which has been shown in several studies to increase t he sparing of healthy tissue. However\, clinical implementation of this te chnique presents challenges in beam monitoring\, control\, and safety. Pro mising solutions to these challenges may be drawn from instrumentation dev eloped in particle and astroparticle physics experiments.


An other major development is the rise of theranostic tools--techniques that combine therapy and diagnostics using the same treatment beam. An example is the EU-funded BoneOscopy project\, which aims to assess treatment effic acy by detecting by-products of proton radiotherapy. This talk will presen t the goals of the project\, its main challenges\, and some of the propose d solutions.

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