Head & Neck Subcommittee

Co-Chairs:

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Charges:

1. To propose and draft consensus reports/recommendations (with PTCOG Executive Committee oversight) on clinical and technical aspects of using particle beam for head and neck cancer
2. To develop, propose, report and collaborate in clinical trials, including those with other professional societies on behalf of PTCOG, related to head and neck cancer treatments
3. To develop and propose scientific topics and speakers for PTCOG meetings and possible auxiliary symposia, including those with other professional societies (with PTCOG Executive Committee oversight).
4. To carry out plan comparison studies to identify clinical practice variability and to use this information to develop treatment recommendations and guidelines for head and neck cancer treatment to arrive at more uniform approaches

Bibliography:

• International Journal of Particle Therapy's Special Issue on Particle Therapy for Head and Neck Malignancies:
  https://meridian.allenpress.com/theijpt/issue/8/1
• Proton therapy for head and neck cancer: Expanding the therapeutic window.
  Leeman JE, Romesser PB, Zhou Y, McBride S, Riaz N, Sherman E, Cohen MA, Cahlon O, Lee N.
  The Lancet Oncology, May 2017;18(5):e254-e265. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30179-1. Epub 2017 Apr 26
  

  PMID: 28456587

Skull Base / CNS / Sarcoma Subcommittee

Co-Chairs:

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Initiatives: 

1. Survey of patterns of care: Proton therapy for chordoma of the clivus
      Project leaders: Luke Pater, Anthony E. Masha (University of Cincinnati)
2. Institutional Survey of spinal chordomas and chondrosarcomas
      Project leaders: James W. Snider (University of Maryland),
      Charles B. Simone (New York)

Bibliography:
- update

GU Subcommittee

Co-Chairs:

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Charges: 

- Contribute to PTCOG Conferences:
   - Supporting Scientific and Educational Sessions
   - Review Abstracts for of the Scientific Meetings

- Drafting of consensus statements (with PTCOG Executive Committee) - White Paper on clinical and technical 
   aspects of using particle beam for GU cancer

- Coordinate and update clinical trials

- Interact with other societies or specialists

- Possible PTCOG specific Grant proposal

Bibliography:
- update

Clinical and Technical PTCOG Subcommittees

The main charge of the PTCOG Subcommittees is to exchange knowledge and experience in specific scientific and technical fields of particle therapy and to support, expand and enhance treating patients with particle therapy for specific tumor indications. The Subcommittees foster collaborative effforts between PTCOG members, coordinate and manage specific activities and propose new topics to be supported by PTCOG. The Committees organize dedicated meetings and symposia at the annual PTCOG Conferences in accordance with the PTCOG Executive Committee.

PTCOG Subcommittees can be proposed by Members of PTCOG by written applications to the PTCOG Chairman. The implementation of a Subcommittee will be evaluated by the PTCOG Executive Committee and has to be approved by the PTCOG Steering Committee at next PTCOG Conference.

Each Subcommittee is chaired by 2-3 Members of the PTCOG Association. Actually, the following Subcommittees are authorized by the PTCOG Steering Committee:

• Breast Subcommittee
• Genitourinary GU Subcommittee
• Gastrointestinal GI Subcommittee
• H&N Subcommittee
• Imaging Subcommittee
• Lymphoma Subcommittee
• Ocular Subcommittee
• Patient Relations Subcommittee
• Pediatric Subcommittee
• Radiobiology Subcommittee
• Skull Base, CNS and Sarcoma Subcommittee
• Thoracic Subcommittee
• Treatment Efficiency Subcommittee
• BNCT Subcommittee
• Gynecologic Subcommittee
• Beam Delivery (Technology Development) Subcommittee
• Early Career Researcher Subcommittee
• CIRT Guidelines Subcommittee
• AI Subcommittee

Registered PTCOG Members are invited to join one or several of the Subcommittees. Please send an email to one of the Co-Chairs of the specific Subcommittee or to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to join.

Update June, 2024