Educational Program
Elevate Your Expertise in Particle Therapy
Deepen Your Knowledge. Advance Your Career.
The PTCOG 63 Educational Program is designed for clinicians, physicists, dosimetrists, and researchers seeking to expand their expertise in particle therapy. Taking place June 2-3, 2025, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this two-day immersive program will provide attendees with the latest advancements, clinical applications, and technological innovations in the field.
Educational Session Highlights
- Physics & Radiobiology of Particle Beams – Understand how protons and heavier ions interact with tissue, including biological effects and dose distributions
- Selection Criteria for Particle Therapy – Learn which cancers and patient profiles benefit most from proton and carbon ion therapy
- Treatment Planning & Delivery – Explore modern approaches to dose calculation, treatment planning algorithms, and adaptive therapy strategies
- Disease-Specific Treatment Approaches – Experts will share best practices for proton and heavy ion therapy in prostate, CNS, breast, lung, liver, head & neck, lymphoma, and pediatric cancers
- Motion Management & Imaging – Learn techniques for handling organ motion, CT/MRI-based planning, and real-time adaptive therapy
- Re-Irradiation with Particle Therapy – Case-based discussions on managing recurrent tumors using proton and heavy ion therapy
- FLASH Radiotherapy – An introduction to the potential ultra-high dose rate therapy revolutionizing cancer treatment
- Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) – How BNCT is being integrated into clinical practice
- Spatial Fractionation & Future Directions – New techniques in particle therapy dose delivery and their impact on clinical outcomes
- Educational Debate: Patient-Specific QA in Proton Therapy – Discussing the necessity and future of quality assurance standards in proton therapy
- Translational Research & Future of Particle Therapy – A look at how physics and biology research will shape future clinical applications
- Global Perspectives on Proton Therapy – Insights into challenges, opportunities, and developments in Latin America and beyond