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 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.