Particle Therapy MasterClass: NISER, Jatni, Odisha, India

Friday 7 Mar 2025, 10:00 → 23:30 Asia/Kolkata

Lecture hall-1 NISER

Yiota Foka (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)), Bedangadas Mohanty (NISER, Bhubaneswar), Ganesh Jagannath Tambave (National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) (IN)), Lalatendu Mishra (NISER, CMRP), Rakesh Kumar Bhatta (CMRP NISER)

India is member of the International Particle Physics Outreach Group (IPPOG). The details about this group and its program can be found at - https://ippog.org/. In collaboration with IPPOG, every year CMRP NISER organizes Particle Therapy Masterclass for +2 level students of near by schools.

 

Particle Therapy MasterCalss will be held on Friday, 7th March 2025 from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM in Lecture Hall-1 near central Library, NISER.

 

There will be a few presentations/animations/videos shown in the morning session and in the afternoon session after lunch, a hands-on session will be conducted on a software related to the treatment planning done in hospitals to treat cancer patients using radiation. The aim is to introduce participants to the field of radiation/particle therapy and nuclear and particle physics in general. 

 

The registration deadline is 21st Feb. 2025. There are a limited number of seats kindly hurry up and register.

Laptop/computer requirements to use the Matrad software (Treatment planning):

The software tool can work on systems starting with 2GB RAM, however, it is recommended to use 8GB RAM or more and a 64-bit computer for: Windows, Linux & Mac (32-bit OS is not supported). The software installation steps are explained in details over here; https://indico.cern.ch/event/1120368/contributions/4704306/attachments/2377928/4062339/README_Installation_matRad%20%281%29.pdf

 

If you have any questions related to this, please email us here ptmc2022@gmail.com

 

Data Protection:
The data of the contact person and contributors are inserted under the responsibility of each institute after obtaining their explicit consent. 
These data will be used for the PTMC organisation purposes (including time tables) and may need to be forwarded to other participants or appear in PTMC presentations together with pictures taken during this specific event.
The document of consent can be found via the link below:

https://indico.cern.ch/event/840212/attachments/1893634/3123772/Consent_engleski.pdf

PTMC_poster_General.pdf

VenuePTMC.pdf

1 Welcome to PTMC-2025

Speaker: Prof. Bedangadas Mohanty (NISER, CMRP)

MasterClass-NISER_Introduction_Prof_B_Mohanty.pdf

MasterClass-NISER_Introduction_Prof_B_Mohanty.pdf

MasterClass-NISER_Introduction_Prof_B_Mohanty.pptx

2 Introduction to particle accelerators and its medical applications

Particle accelerator is a machine used to generate particle (e-, photon, proton, carbon, He etc.) beams which are used to kill cancer cells. This lecture will give introduction to how the beam of particles are generated and how they are used to perform Radiation Therapy (killing cancel cells).

Speaker: Dr Rajesh Kumar (BARC, Mumbai)

Particle Therapy Introduction

3 Videos/animation on accelerators

Speaker: Ganesh Jagannath Tambave (National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) (IN))

(1) Introduction to Medical LINAC (Video)

(2) Particle accelerators applications, Video

(3) Introduction to LHC (Large Hadron Collider), Video

(4) Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi, India, Video

(5) Particle accelerators basics, GSI, Germany, Video

11:15 Tea Break

4 Introduction to Particle Therapy

Particle therapy is a form of radiation therapy that utilizes accelerating particles to target cancerous cells with high levels of precision. The technology works by accelerating particles to high speed and then directing them towards tumor, where they release their energy and destroy cancer cells. The particles used are electrons, photons, and protons. The proton therapy has become increasingly popular due to its ability to minimize damage to healthy tissues and reduce the risk of long-term side effects commonly associated with traditional radiation (electrons, photons) therapy. The process involves precise targeting, imaging, and planning, and typically requires a team of specialized healthcare professionals. The Proton therapy is particularly useful for treating cancers of the brain, spine, and prostate, among others. The Proton therapy is a rapidly evolving technology, with new techniques and technologies continually being developed to enhance its effectiveness and minimize side effects. One such technology is pencil beam scanning (PBS), which is a type of proton therapy that allows for more precise targeting of tumors. Overall, these different types of proton therapy technologies offer patients and clinicians greater control and precision in the treatment of cancer, while reducing the risk of side effects and damage to surrounding healthy tissues. Despite its many benefits, proton therapy is still a relatively new technology, and ongoing research is focused on improving its effectiveness, accessibility, and affordability.

Speaker: Mr Kantaram Darekar (TMC, Mumbai)

Particle Therapy for Cancer Treatment- PTMC, NISER.pdf

5 Videos/animation on Particle Therapy

Speaker: Ganesh Jagannath Tambave (National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) (IN))

(1) How does Proton Therapy work? IBA video

(2) virtual particle therapy animation

(3) MedAustron Behind the Scenes (patients treatement with protons) video

(4) Apollo Proton Cancer Centre in Chennai, India, video

(5) Introduction to Ion therapy (Video)

6 Group photo

13:00 Lunch break

Lunch will be served at community center, NISER.

7 Introduction to matRad software

Speaker: Mr lalatendu mishra (NISER, CMRP)

Matrad_Lalatendu.pdf

8 Hands on session and exercises

Speakers: Mr Rakesh Kumar Bhatta (CMRP NISER), Mr lalatendu mishra (NISER, CMRP), Ganesh Jagannath Tambave (National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) (IN))

HandsOn_exercises.pdf

9 Quiz

Speaker: Ganesh Tambave (NISER, CMRP)

Quiz