Newsletter RAPTOR n* 2, December 2022
Welcome to the second issue of the RAPTOR newsletter! This publication coincides with the conclusion of 2022, a year of intense activity for the project from the scientific and networking point of view. Great work has been done to be able to submit 13 deliverables and achieve all the planned milestones. In addition, collaboration between the ESRs and […]
Improving proton therapy for moving targets: New Postdoc position @Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
Postdoc (f/m/d) Improving proton therapy for moving targets Through cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) solves some of the pressing societal and industrial challenges of our time. Join our 1.500 employees from more than 50 nations at one of our six research sites and help us moving research […]
New PhD open position @PSI focused on 4D Adapted Proton Therapy
PhD student Increased Precision for personalized Cancer treatment delivery utilising 4D Adapted Proton Therapy (EPIC-4DAPT) The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. By performing fundamental and applied […]
Newsletter RAPTOR n* 1, August 2022
Welcome to the first issue of the RAPTOR newsletter! The objective of this newsletter is to keep the consortium updated with the main activities that are going on during the project, summarizing the interesting results in terms of secondments, training, scientific results, vision and dissemination activities. We also want to communicate our outcomes to a […]
4D Workshop for Particle Therapy
4D Workshop for Particle Therapy MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center Friday, Oct. 21 | Saturday, Oct. 22 Please join us for an in-person 4D Workshop to hear from global speakers in presentations about new trends in 4D clinical practice, 4D treatment planning, 4D imaging and 4D dosimetry. REGISTER NOW Training sessions Clinical perspective on 4D […]
2° RAPTOR SCHOOL – LOOP REQUIREMENTS: Registration is open!
The 2° RAPTOR School: Loop Requirements will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 4 to 9 September 2022: save the date! The main objectives of the 2nd RAPTOR School “Loop Requirements” is to provide advanced scientific knowledge to translate and valorize ideas and concepts into novel clinical tools in order to increase the efficiency, cost-effectiveness […]
Two open positions at UMCG
1. Postdoc Fraction-wise 4D Photon Dose Reconstruction and Accumulation 2. Post-doc fellow: Clinical Control Infrastructure for Proton Therapy Treatments 1. Postdoc Fraction-wise 4D Photon Dose Reconstruction and Accumulation Job description Anatomical changes and motion-induced uncertainties may compromise the accuracy of radiotherapy treatments. These uncertainties pose a significant risk in the context of hypofractionated stereotactic body […]
RAPTOR article “A consortium pushing particle therapy to new limits” published at Young ESTRO Corner
We are happy to announce that the article, written by our Early Stage Researchers Luciano Rivetti and Nadine Vatterodt, was published in the Young ESTRO Corner newsletter. The article is about the introduction of RAPTOR as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions – Innovative Training Network (MSCA ITN) to the ESTRO community, the characteristics of recruitment, and […]
Open position at OncoRay
PhD Student (f/m/d) Automated QA for online adaptive proton therapy As a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, the HZDR employs about 1,400 people. The Center’s focus is on interdisciplinary research in the areas of energy, health and matter. At the Institute of Radiooncology – OncoRay scientists (f/m/d) specializing in medicine, physics, […]
Open position at UMCG for RAPTOR project n°4
The RAPTOR -Real-time Adaptive Particle Therapy Of Cancer Innovative Training Network (ITN) is looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join the project. The offered position is available from January 2022. Application deadline is 10 November 2021. Advanced use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adaptive Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Host: Cancer Research Center Groningen (CRCG) […]
