ENLIGHT and other EU-funded projects in hadron therapy

Cost-enlight Strategic Workshop on Hadron Therapy

Common challenges faced in EU-funded projects on integrated care for vulnerable persons

1) Sustainable Tailored Integrated Care for Older People in Europe (SUSTAIN: http://www. sustain-eu.org/). In SUSTAIN action research is applied to improve established integrated care programmes for older people living at home with multiple health and social care needs. These initiatives include prevention-oriented primary care, home nursing, palliative care, transfer care after hospital discha...

EU Funded Grid Development in Europe

Several Grid projects have been established that deploy a “first generation Grid”. In order to categorise existing projects in Europe, we have developed a taxonomy and applied it to 20 European Grid projects funded by the European Commission through the Framework 5 IST programme. We briefly describe the projects and thus provide an overview of current Grid activities in Europe. Next, we suggest...

Hadron Therapy in Iran: Patient Indication Estimation and Challenges Ahead

Introduction: Radiotherapy with heavy charged particles such as protons and carbon ions (hadron therapy) has been recognized as an advanced technique for the treatment of various cancers. For some indications such as pediatric and radio-resistant tumors, it is considered the preferred method. However, despite its remarkable benefits, development of hadron therapy centers in the...

Secondary Particles Produced by Hadron Therapy

Introduction Use of hadron therapy as an advanced radiotherapy technique is increasing. In this method, secondary particles are produced through primary beam interactions with the beam-transport system and the patient’s body. In this study, Monte Carlo simulations were employed to determine the dose of produced secondary particles, particularly neutrons during treatment. Materials and Methods I...