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An organisation for those interested in proton, light ion and heavy charged particle radiotherapy

Breast Subcommittee

Co-Chairs:

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Charges: 

  • Contribute to PTCOG conference meetings:
       - Nominate topics/content/speakers
       - Review Abstracts for breast sessions of scientific meetings
  • Propose/draft consensus reports/recommendations (with PTCOG Executive Committee) on clinical and technical aspects of using particle beam for breast cancer
  • Coordinate future clinical research trials and collaborations with other professional societies
  • Propose/initiate future symposia and training for breast cancer treatment with particle therapy co-sponsored by PTCOG


Bibliography:
- Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Consensus Statement from the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG)
    Breast Cancer Subcommittee 
(International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics)

- PTCOG international survey of practice patterns and trends in utilization of proton therapy for breast cancer (published in ctRO)


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