Particle Therapy 2017

The Proton- Protocol – “Landscape” in the USA:

NRG: (= former RTOG, Radia3on Therapy Oncology Group – recently integrated into new organiza3on “NRG” (= NASBP, RTOG, GOG): Proton Working Group COG: Children’s Oncology Group Protons “permiLed”; as of yet no proton-specific trials; Registry of ped pts. treated with protons

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PCG: Proton collabora.ve Group (founded 2008 in the USA)

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Single-Ins3tu3on ini3ated Trials: U-Penn, MDACC, UFPTI, MGH a.o.

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New NCI/NIH Ini3a3ve: “PICORI- Grant”

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