Read an interesting article today on the use of proton minibeams.
Here’s the link on physicsworld.
Article date: Sept 6th 2018
Blog
CDL Laboratories in Montreal to build Canada’s first proton therapy center!
Looks like it finally happening.
Protons are officially coming to Eastern Canada!
Below are several links to press releases about this exciting and long expected development:
Annoucement on Ville de Montreal website
Below are some more useful links:
Proton Therapy goes Slimline
Here’s a nice article in Physics World talking about reducing the size and footprint of proton therapy centers.
Includes a reference to the AVO project I collaborated on and their LIGHT technology scheduled for first patient treatment in 2020.
Article date, August 3rd 2018.
A Vision for Proton Therapy in Ontario
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto is hosting the following event:
A Vision for Proton Therapy in Ontario
This event will be an interactive educational session with the objective to familiarize hospital leaders, government administrators, and health care providers regarding the benefit of proton therapy for children and adult cancer patients in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province.
The symposium is hosted in collaboration with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre – Radiation Medicine Program (RMP), Cancer Care Ontario (CCO), The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO).
The symposium will be held on November 5-6, 2018 in Toronto. Registration is now open.
Objectives:
- To educate participants about Ontario’s needs for a proton facility
- To inform physicians about indications and the process for a proton referral
- To teach learners about the benefits of proton therapy
Organizing Committee:
- David Jaffray, Co-chair (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre)
- Derek Tsang, Co-chair (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/Hospital For Sick Children)
- Glenn Bauman, Member (London Health Sciences Centre)
- Eric Bouffet, Member (Hospital For Sick Children)
- Lynn Chang, Member (The Ottawa Hospital)
- Lisa Chong, Member (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre)
- David Hodgson, Member (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario)
- Vimoj Nair, Member (The Ottawa Hospital)
- Padraig Warde, Member (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/Cancer Care Ontario)
Purcell Physics 