First 'Flash' irradiation delivered in a clinical proton therapy treatment room

First 'Flash' irradiation delivered in a clinical proton therapy treatment room

2 April 2019

On March 8th 2019, the first Flash irradiation was performed in an IBA gantry treatment room at the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), in The Netherlands.

This novel technique has the potential to dramatically change the landscape of radiotherapy and patient cancer care by enhancing the therapeutic window with a fast and powerful treatment that delivers a high dose of radiation at an ultra-high dose rate, of up to 200 Gray per second. 

For more information: https://iba-worldwide.com/content/pt/proton-flash-irradiation-delivered-clinical-treatment-room