Particle Therapy Information Sites
June 2009
Two important NEUTRON MEETINGS in Cape Town in October
June 2009
An important PARTICLE THERAPY conference in Heidelberg at the end of September
3 April 2009
An important PROTON THERAPY conference in Baltimore
17 October 2008
Northern Illinois University announces some interesting developments
September 2008
The Potential Clinical Advantages of Charged Particle Radiotherapy
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
This is a very useful site for general information about neutron therapy and to learn of the facilities available at Fermi
- Carbon ion therapy in Heidelberg
This site has some very useful information on the progress of the development of the carbon ion facility in Heidelberg
- iThemba LABS South Africa
Information about the Cape Town facility with much interesting information on its neutron and proton therapy programmes
Welcome to the Particle Therapy Website
The site is currently being developed to be an online resource devoted to particle therapy
The website is intended to be a resource for those interested in particle therapy. It aspires to become a useful access point to information about Particle Therapy for radiation oncologists, radiotherapists, tumour specialists, medical physicists, radiobiologists and others specialising in cancer treatment.
It should also prove helpful for patients, carers and the general reader with an interest in the treatment of certain tumour types with particles.
Particle Therapy Background
There are several forms of Particle Therapy .These include irradiation with protons, neutrons or carbon ions