The Bern Center for Precision Medicine (BCPM) awarded a Young Investigator project to Dr. Pierluigi Casolaro for his PRecision dOsimetry in FLASH radiotherapy with Optical Fibers (PROOF) proposal. This project aims at developing innovative dosimeters for FLASH therapy, a new promising technique in cancer treatment in which high-radiation doses are delivered in very short times to enhance clinical benefits. As dosimeters used in conventional radiotherapy fail with the extremely high dose rates of FLASH irradiations, new solutions are necessary for the implementation of FLASH therapy as a clinical practice. PROOF aims at the proof of concept of innovative dosimeters based on ultra-fast scintillators and photo-sensors, optical fibres and high-bandwidth digitisers. Tests of the first prototypes will be performed using the Beam Transfer Line (BTL) at our medical cyclotron laboratory.
Press release of the BCPM: https://www.bcpm.unibe.ch/research/current_projects_young_investigators/pierluigi_casolaro/
