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:20260730T181346Z UID:4e4a8a2f-9e8e-4725-9a0c-95dd4e648064 SEQUENCE:2 CREATED:20250603T083206Z DESCRIPTION:Radiotherapy is a standard treatment for cancer\, using energy beams--most commonly photons--to destroy malignant cells. While conventio nal radiotherapy is well established\, significant efforts are underway to improve its efficacy through advanced techniques originating from Particl e and Nuclear Physics.One such approach involves the use of ultra-intense beams to trigger the FLASH effect\, which has been shown in several studie s to increase the sparing of healthy tissue. However\, clinical implementa tion of this technique presents challenges in beam monitoring\, control\, and safety. Promising solutions to these challenges may be drawn from inst rumentation developed 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. LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T083222Z LOCATION:Anfiteatro EA5\, Torre Norte URL:http://df.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pt/eventos/particles-for-health-impro ving-radiotherapy/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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


One such approach involves the use of ultra-intense beams to trigger the FLASH effect\, which has been shown in several studies to increase th e sparing of healthy tissue. However\, clinical implementation of this tec hnique presents challenges in beam monitoring\, control\, and safety. Prom ising solutions to these challenges may be drawn from instrumentation deve loped in particle and astroparticle physics experiments.


Ano ther major development is the rise of theranostic tools--techniques that c ombine therapy and diagnostics using the same treatment beam. An example i s the EU-funded BoneOscopy project\, which aims to assess treatment effica cy by detecting by-products of proton radiotherapy. This talk will present the goals of the project\, its main challenges\, and some of the proposed solutions.

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