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OMA

Optimization of Medical Accelerators

CoordinatorLUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN ; CERN ; AMSTERDAM SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS BV ; Paul Scherrer Institute ; University of London - University College London ; VIALUX MESSTECHNIK + BILDVERARBEITUNG GMBH ; Ion Beam Applications (Belgium) ; FONDAZIONE CENTRO NAZIONALE DI ADROTERAPIA ONCOLOGICA ; AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS ; University of Seville ; EBG (Entwicklungs- und Betriebsgesellschaft) MedAustron GmbH ; University of Manchester ; University of Liverpool ; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
Grant period2016-02-01 - 2020-01-31
Funding bodyEuropean Union
Call numberH2020-MSCA-ITN-2015
Grant number675265
IdentifierG:(EU-Grant)675265

Note: Cancer is a major social problem, and it is the main cause of death between the ages 45-65 years. In the treatment of cancer, radio therapy (RT) plays an essential role. RT with hadrons (protons and light ions), due to their unique physical and radiobiological properties, offers several advantages over photons for specific cancer types. In particular, they penetrate the patient with minimal diffusion, they deposit maximum energy at the end of their range, and they can be shaped as narrow focused and scanned pencil beams of variable penetration depth. Although significant progress has been made in the use of particle beams for cancer treatment, an extensive research and development program is still needed to maximize the healthcare benefits from these therapies. The Optimization of Medical Accelerators (OMA) is the aim of the here-proposed European Training Network, in line with the requirements of the EC’s Medical Exposure Directive. OMA joins universities, research centers and clinical facilities with industry partners to address the challenges in treatment facility design and optimization, numerical simulations for the development of advanced treatment schemes, and in beam imaging and treatment monitoring. The proposed R&D program ranges from life sciences (oncology, cell and micro biology and medical imaging.), physics and accelerator sciences, mathematics and IT, to engineering. It is hence ideally suited for an innovative training of early stage researchers. By closely linking all above research areas, OMA will provide an interdisciplinary education to its Fellows. This will equip them with solid knowledge also in research areas adjacent to their core research field, as well as with business competences and hence give them a perfect basis for a career in research.
     

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Preliminary tests of dosimetric quality and projected therapeutic outcomes of multi-phase 4D radiotherapy with proton and carbon ion beams
Physics in medicine and biology 66(23), 235004 () [10.1088/1361-6560/ac36e7] OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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Dosimetric Validation of a System to Treat Moving Tumors Using Scanned Ion Beams That Are Synchronized With Anatomical Motion
Frontiers in oncology 11, 712126 () [10.3389/fonc.2021.712126] OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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A Generalized, Modular Approach to Treating Moving Tumors with Ion Beams
166 pp. () [10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.5582] = Dissertation, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College i, 2021 BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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A facility for the research, development, and translation of advanced technologies for ion-beam therapies
Journal of Instrumentation 16(03), T03004 () [10.1088/1748-0221/16/03/T03004] OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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A Modular System for Treating Moving Anatomical Targets With Scanned Ion Beams at Multiple Facilities: Pre-Clinical Testing for Quality and Safety of Beam Delivery
Frontiers in oncology 11, 620388 () [10.3389/fonc.2021.620388] OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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Measurement of PET isotope production cross sections for protons and carbon ions on carbon and oxygen targets for applications in particle therapy range verification
Physics in medicine and biology 64(20), 205012 () [10.1088/1361-6560/ab4511] OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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