This newsletter issue was sent to eBeam4Therapy newsletter subscribers on 31st January 2024. To sign up, enter your details in the ‘Subscribe to Newsletter’ section on our homepage. We will be starting off this issue by sharing some details about our first-ever open workshop, taking place next month and featuring some key stakeholders from the fields…
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Directory of Radiotherapy Centres – renowned as ‘the world’s authoritative source of information on radiotherapy centres’ – is known to encompass around 90% of the world’s existing radiotherapy facilities. 1 Latest figures from the directory show that the global population is serviced by at least 7,600 radiotherapy centres which,…
We commence this edition of the eBeam4therapy newsletter by retrospectively examining the research project’s inaugural webinar, held on 28th June. This online gathering offered participants an overview of the historical evolution and present advancements in research concerning the application of laser plasma accelerator technology as a dependable source of electrons at megavoltage energies. Furthermore, the…
The eBeam4Therapy consortium is pleased to announce its first-ever webinar – ‘Innovating Against Cancer: Advancing Cancer Treatment with Very High Energy Electrons’. Taking place on 28th June from 5pm to 6pm CET, this online event will be focusing on the latest developments in laser-plasma generated Very High Energy Electron (VHEE) technology for cancer therapy. Webinar…
Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Victor Malka introduced the eBeam4Therapy project to Nepal’s scientific community thanks to his participation in the ‘Frontiers of Plasma Physics and Technology’ (FPPT) conference as well as an appearance on ‘Good Morning Nepal’. Held from 13th to 17th March in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, the 10th edition of FPPT was…
– The Future of Cancer Therapy – In this first issue of the eBeam4Therapy newsletter, we start by looking at how cancer research and treatment is expected to advance in 2023. Then, we have a look into the near future of radiation oncology, with some insights from Prof. Dr. Michael Baumann, the Chairman and Scientific…
The Growing Burden of Cancer The world is currently witnessing a worrying growth in new cancer diagnoses. 2020 brought about around 18.1 million new cases, a number which is set to inflate to 29.5 million in just under 20 years. This increase has beenattributed to three main factors: the growth of the world population, increased…
We’re building a collaborative ecosystem around very high energy electron radiotherapy. If you are an R&D actor, academic researcher, oncologist, radiotherapy professional, industry organisation or any other stakeholder with an interest in this technology – we invite you to get in touch with us here. Let’s have a chat and see how we can work together.