Particle Therapy International Meeting

Friday 13 Feb 2026, 09:30 → 16:30 Europe/London

Lecture Theatre (Institute of Physics)

Details of event to be poste.

10:00 → 10:30 Arrival: Registration and refreshments

10:30 → 11:30 Session 1: Current status and technology

Convener: Kenneth Long (STFC)

10:30 Current status of particle therapy internationally

10:50 Main challenges and priority areas for development

11:10 Discussion

Speaker: Prof. Ugo Amaldi (CERN)

11:30 → 11:45 Break: Coffee

11:45 → 12:45 Session 2: Biological and clinical questions

Convener: Prof. Patricia Price (Imperial @ RTUK)

11:45 Key biological and clinical questions

12:05 Immunological evidence supporting different mechanisms of action

Speaker: Prof. Marco Durante (GSI)

12:25 Discussion

12:45 → 13:45 Break: Lunch

13:45 → 14:45 Session 3: Clinical and commercial development

Convener: Richard Amos (University College London)

13:45 Democratising particle beam therapy

14:05 Technology development

14:25 Discussion

14:45 → 15:00 Break: Tea

15:00 → 16:00 Session 4: Roadmap for International development

Convener: Prof. Iain McNeish (Imperial)

15:00 LhARA as an international research facility

Speaker: Kenneth Long (STFC)

15:20 Discussion

16:00 → 16:30 Adjourn: Departures