Protons in Europe

[deleted4401]

I am having a hard time figuring out how many proton beam therapy centers there are in Europe. I know the Swedes, Italian (2), UK, France (2?), Germany (2?) have them.

Am I missing any other centers?

Thanks
S

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[medgator]

I am having a hard time figuring out how many proton beam therapy centers there are in Europe. I know the Swedes, Italian (2), UK, France (2?), Germany (2?) have them.

Am I missing any other centers?

Thanks
S

Doesn't switzerland have the only IMPT machine in the world?

 

[JoeMudPhud]

• Proton Therapy Centre, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland
• Centre de Protonthérapie, Orsay, France
• Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
• Centre of Oncology, Clatterbridge, UK
• Proton Therapy, Charité/HZB (formerly HMI), Berlin, Germany
• Medical Physics Department, ITEP, Moscow, Russia
• CATANA, INFN, Catania, Sicily, Italy
• RPTC, Munich, Germany
• WPE, Essen, Germany
• Particle Therapy Center, Marburg, Germany (2010)
  
• NRoCK, Kiel, Germany (2012)
  
• TERA Foundation, Novara, Italy
• The Svedberg Laboratory, Uppsala, Sweden
• MedAustron, Wienerneustadt, Austria (2013)

reference: Particle therapy co-operative group website: http://ptcog.web.psi.ch/

hope that helps

joe

 

[JoeMudPhud]

didn't see these charts before, but PTCOG has links with charts for both active and planned particle therapy centers.

In operation: http://ptcog.web.psi.ch/ptcentres.html
Planned: http://ptcog.web.psi.ch/newptcentres.html

looks like Germany is leading the way in Europe with 2 smallish centers current and 6 large centers planned. 3 with both proton and carbon ion capabilities...

joe

 

[Palex80]

Vienna is also planning Protons.

There is a privately built proton facility in Munich, Germany. It has not gone online yet, since they have some difficulties.
http://www.rptc.de/english/index.htm

 

[queequeg]

[a little off the topic]
Is anyone here familiar with the MPRI in Bloomington? I found from the link above that the institute has been in commission for over 4 years but treated the smallest number of patients among the five centers in US. Is it because of its location or some other reasons?

I'm posting this simply hoping to know more information about it, because I am about to make decisions for graduate studies. (one of them is possibly working at the medical accelerator site with IU's proton center) Many thanks in advance!!

 

[IndyXRT]

[a little off the topic]
Is anyone here familiar with the MPRI in Bloomington? I found from the link above that the institute has been in commission for over 4 years but treated the smallest number of patients among the five centers in US. Is it because of its location or some other reasons?

I'm posting this simply hoping to know more information about it, because I am about to make decisions for graduate studies. (one of them is possibly working at the medical accelerator site with IU's proton center) Many thanks in advance!!

MPRI had a rolling start; they began treating patients on a fixed beamline. Their first Gantry came on-line in 2007, the second in 2008. They're busier than they were the first few years.