Business activities
Alexander Gerbershagen
| 1 | The first version of the website targeted at the commercial radiation hardness testing customers has been launched (PARTREC.com) |
| 2 | There are improvements meant at providing heavy ion beams with higher penetration depth in silicon, making our offer more attractive for commercial companies. |
| 3 | An appointment has been set with ESA for a verification test. |
| 4 | Examination of an integration of potential veterinary clinic at PARTREC is ongoing. |
Marco Schippers
| 1 | First version of a procedure to standardize the operation of the cyclotron and beam development. |
| 2 | Support of PhD student in the NuCapCure project |
| 3 | Training of operators by round table lectures on cyclotron operation and beam transport system |
Rob Coppes
| 1 | Stem cell therapy: Radiotherapy of head and neck cancer is often accompanied by dysfunction of the salivary glands leading to xerostomia (dry mouth syndrome). Basic science by the Coppes’ lab linked this to the identification of a salivary gland cell stem compartment that is depleted by radiation. This has now developed into a stem cell therapy in which stem cells from the patient are collected before and given back after radiation for the treatment of this side effect. After pre-clinical testing and development of a protocol for safe clinical use (https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.21.01208), a first-in-man Phase I/II trial will start this summer at the UMCG. |
Stefan Both
| 1 | Patent: Positioning system for radiotherapy Both, S. (Inventor) & Guterres Marmitt, G. (Inventor), 31-Aug-2023, Patent No. WO2023163589, 21-Feb-2023, Priority date 22-Feb-2022 |