Protons in Europe

[deleted4401]

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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

 

[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.