Proton therapy is part of the future of precision medicine in cancer treatment.
Several studies have shown that ~15% of radiotherapy patients could benefit from proton therapy.[1,2]
#ProtonTherapy#Radiotherapy#CancerTreatment#KeepEverythingButCancer
[1] Burnet, NG et al. Estimating the percentage of patients who might benefit from proton beam therapy instead of X-ray radiotherapy. Br J Radiol. 2022;95(1133):20211175. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20211175.
[2] Health Council of the Netherlands . Proton Radiotherapy. The Hague, Netherlands: Health Council of the Netherlands. 2009. [Available online at: https://lnkd.in/eRicyZBA; cited February 22, 2024].
A protonterapia veio para revolucionar o tratamento contra o câncer. Direcionando o feixe de radiação de modo eficaz e preciso no tumor, preservando tecidos adjacentes.
Um avanço em medicina de ponta que, infelizmente, ainda não foi adotado no Brasil. Esperamos que empresas como IBA Proton Therapy possam contribuir para a introdução e expansão dessa tecnologia na América Latina, em especial, no Brasil.
PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), senior researcher at the Scientific Research Institute Of Electromechanics
I know there is difference between proto and photon therapy. But it is not like that shown in the images. Proton therapy is very expensive because it need a huge facilities. Availability of proton therapy centers is limited compared to traditional radiation therapy facilities, which can create challenges in access and affordability for some patients.
Proton therapy is part of the future of precision medicine in cancer treatment.
Several studies have shown that ~15% of radiotherapy patients could benefit from proton therapy.[1,2]
#ProtonTherapy#Radiotherapy#CancerTreatment#KeepEverythingButCancer
[1] Burnet, NG et al. Estimating the percentage of patients who might benefit from proton beam therapy instead of X-ray radiotherapy. Br J Radiol. 2022;95(1133):20211175. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20211175.
[2] Health Council of the Netherlands . Proton Radiotherapy. The Hague, Netherlands: Health Council of the Netherlands. 2009. [Available online at: https://lnkd.in/eRicyZBA; cited February 22, 2024].
IBA Proton Therapy
**Fascinating Animation Deserves a Nerdy Input:**
Protons, with all of their 938,272 MeV/c2 mass, deposit their energy at precisely targeted spot.
In contrast, photons deposit energy along their entire path, potentially damaging surrounding tissue. Therefore, the choice for proton therapy is no brainer.
But how does it really work? For those in the industry who want both the hard and soft details, here's a deeper dive:
Photons are massless, we know that thanks to Maxwell, some will jump at me and say, wait a second it was Einstein who really laid the ground work, with photoelectric effect, and I hear you, but without Maxwell's nutty equations describing electromagnetism in vacuum no one knows how much we would have known today, anyways
Photons has a constant energy,
I am going to skip the formula of e=hf
And jump to E = mc2
The world most famous equation, which is only a relativistic equation.
In reality
E2 = (pc)2+ (mc2)2
As we agreed earlier m=0 since the photon is massless, this simplifies to:
E2 = (pc)2
E = pc
While P is the momentum of a particle, this means photons deposit energy continuously along their path, as their energy is directly related to their momentum.
Protons, on the other hand, have mass. The behavior of protons in matter is beautifully described by the Bethe-Bloch equation, you can look it up online.
Here, a simplified analogy that explains the essence of Bethe-Bloch formula that relates to our proton.
Imagine using a water hose in your garden, you are standing 5 meters away from your apple tree, the hose don’t extend any longer, without any pressure, water drizzles down towards its gravitational path. However, when you apply pressure, the water travels further, curves over most of the grass underneath its path, and lands precisly on your apple tree :)
This is almost exactly how protons behave due to their mass and energy. The 938 MeV protons travel past tissues and deposit their energy precisely at the cancer cell, much like the focused stream of water.
This targeted energy deposition is what makes proton therapy so effective and minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
It never cease to amaze me.
Proton therapy is part of the future of precision medicine in cancer treatment.
Several studies have shown that ~15% of radiotherapy patients could benefit from proton therapy.[1,2]
#ProtonTherapy#Radiotherapy#CancerTreatment#KeepEverythingButCancer
[1] Burnet, NG et al. Estimating the percentage of patients who might benefit from proton beam therapy instead of X-ray radiotherapy. Br J Radiol. 2022;95(1133):20211175. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20211175.
[2] Health Council of the Netherlands . Proton Radiotherapy. The Hague, Netherlands: Health Council of the Netherlands. 2009. [Available online at: https://lnkd.in/eRicyZBA; cited February 22, 2024].
Reirradiation of almost every site in the body is feasible if you take enough care.
Unlike what older data and older techniques suggested, the concept of reirradiation is gaining solid ground in the past few years.
Taking the necessary measures described in this flowchart can help in your coming re-irradiation plan for every possible site.
#ResearchersToolbox#cancerresearch#radiotherapy#cancer
Médico Cirujano | Reválida Doctor en Medicina | Oncólogo Radioterápico y Médico Nuclear | Maestría Neuro-Oncología | MBA Gerencia y Planificación Estratégica
Dosimetric and clinical aspects of head and neck cancer reirradiation with intensity modulated radiotherapy techniques over the last decade.
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Please consider getting involved in this important focus group from the NHS Northern Radiotherapy Network, to look at what should be included in a video about #clinicaltrials in #radiotherapy#cancer#cancerUK#BritishAsian#SouthAsian#Asian#CancerPatient#BAME#CancerEquity Britasiancancer
> OPPORTUNITY - For healthcare professionals and patients
From:
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What:
A focus group to look at what should be included in a video about clinical trials in radiotherapy
When:
Thursday 23rd May between 2-3pm
Where:
Online Microsoft Teams
Who for:
Patients and people with experience of cancer (and preferably radiotherapy).
No experience of research required
Details:
Participants will be renumerated £25 for their time
How to get involved:
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BNCT NEWS：Initiation of an investigator-initiated clinical trial of BNCT using an accelerator for primary glioblastoma, an intractable brain tumor (*For patients with glioblastoma who have not undergone radiotherapy)
The University of Tsukuba announce the launch of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, which uses an accelerator to generate neutrons for glioblastoma, an intractable malignant brain tumor for which no treatment has yet been established.
This clinical trial is the world's first BNCT clinical trial for patients with primary glioblastoma.
#ESTRO2024, the leading annual event of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) has just launched in Glasgow, and it will be open for five days!
Will you be in Scotland's largest city this Sunday, May 5th, 2024? Are you interested in dosimetry, proton therapy, and QA?
If you answered yes to both, we kindly invite you to attend the ESTRO 2024 Proffered Papers session at 10:30 and listen to our colleague Sergei Diuzhenko talk about QA and auditing regarding Dose measurements and machine QA and present a co-authored article.
Sergei will expand on the dosimetric impact of machine delivery uncertainties and whether they should be minimised for proton therapy treatment. The latter is especially relevant in the context of online adaptive proton therapy, where other significant sources of uncertainties are expected to become less dominant in the overall uncertainty budget.
Deep appreciation to the RAPTOR Consortium, which supported the scientific research for the multi-authored "Dosimetric impact of deviations in machine delivery parameters" paper, and to the funding from the #EU's #horizon2020#research and #innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie hashtag (#MSCA) grant agreement No 955956!
See more at https://bit.ly/3UAF7Op.
#oncology#radiotherapy
ESTRO and Cosylab-- working towards accessible and high-value radiation therapy for all
Until the introduction of MRIdian MRgRT, treating prostate cancer with radiotherapy could be difficult due to naturally occurring movement of surrounding internal organs. Discover how the MRIdian makes it possible to deliver MRI-guided radiotherapy, targeting tumour sites in real-time, leading to reduced side effects. 👉 https://bit.ly/3TvZY4U
Please consider getting involved in this important focus group from the NHS Northern Radiotherapy Network, to look at what should be included in a video about #clinicaltrials in #radiotherapy#cancer#cancerUK#BritishAsian#SouthAsian#Asian#CancerPatient#BAME#CancerEquity#Britasiancancer
> OPPORTUNITY
For healthcare professionals and patients
From:
@MEDICINEGOV' #MedLearn24 Event Supporter:
The Northern Radiotherapy Network
https://lnkd.in/gwggFBd5
What:
A focus group to look at what should be included in a video about clinical trials in #radiotherapy
When:
Thursday 23rd May between 2-3pm
Where:
Online Microsoft Teams
Who for:
Patients and people with experience of #cancer (and preferably radiotherapy).
No experience of research required
Details:
Participants will be renumerated £25 for their time
How to get involved:
please email nuth.NRN@nhs.net
spaces may be limited depending on interest
Other ways to support - anonymous online survey:
https://lnkd.in/ewqaAGDy
Participante e Campeã das Olímpiadas Nucleares Brasileira | Eng. Física | B.Sc em C & T | M.Sc Eng. Nuclear
3wA protonterapia veio para revolucionar o tratamento contra o câncer. Direcionando o feixe de radiação de modo eficaz e preciso no tumor, preservando tecidos adjacentes. Um avanço em medicina de ponta que, infelizmente, ainda não foi adotado no Brasil. Esperamos que empresas como IBA Proton Therapy possam contribuir para a introdução e expansão dessa tecnologia na América Latina, em especial, no Brasil.