Description sheet "Particle Accelerators: advanced technologies and radioprotection"
Deadline for application: July 1st, 2024 - 1:00 pm CEST.
n. 6 positions, of which:
n. 1 position co-funded by Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) DM 630/2024, on the following topic: RADOTHERAPY: from radiobiology to patient care, through the integration of different disciplines.
Main topics:
• Exploring therapeutic approaches with different particles, guided by the biological characteristics of tumors in radioresistant forms.
• Treatment program guided by radiobiology, designed by medical physics, and implemented by heavy particle accelerators.
• New methods for characterizing mixed fields and activation, and development of innovative instrumentation for radioprotection.
• Development of a detector for simultaneous treatment and range verification with a dual ion beam.
Company involved: CNAO.
n. 1 position funded by CNAO on the topic: BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT): the multidisciplinarity of care. When radiobiology, pharmacology, physics, and engineering contribute to the improvement of medical treatments.
Main topics:
• Implementation of clinical workflow for BNCT (Radiotherapy, Medical physics, Bioengineering).
• New methods for characterizing mixed fields and activation, and development of innovative instrumentation for radioprotection.
• Study of radiation fields generated by BNCT and their detection during commissioning and clinical activity.
n. 2 positions funded by CNAO on the following topic: Particle Accelerators: advanced technologies and radioprotection (more details on the description sheet)
n. 2 positions IUSS on one of the following topics relevant to the doctoral course subjects:
• Machine-learning classification models applied to biomedical imaging and data.
• Health risk and benefit assessment in the context of radio- and hadron therapy
• Advanced wearable systems for patient monitoring during hadrotherapy
• Advanced sensor systems for the characterization of cell cultures in the context of hadrotherapy
• Philosophical and ethical implications of medical advanced technologies
Test schedule
The results about the evaluation process will be published on the IUSS website http://www.iusspavia.it
The interviews will be carried out on 18/07/2024 at 10.00 CEST, at the IUSS building or online, via Zoom.
