PRESENTATION TITLE
Strategies And Challenges Of Opening A New Carbon Ion Center

PRESENTER(S)
Professor Eugen Hug, M.D.

Medical Director, MedAustron Center for Ion Therapy and Research

PRESENTER BIO
Professor Dr. Eugen Hug holds the position of Medical Director and Co-Managing Director at the MedAustron Ion Therapy Center in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Since the early 90s and following completion of his residency in Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, he co-pioneered the introduction and expansion of Particle Therapy for various diseases into routine clinical practice. Amongst others, he held senior positions as the Director of the Paul Scherrer Proton Institute in Switzerland, Professor of Proton-Radiation at the University of Zurich, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School as well as CMO at ProCure of four proton centers in the USA. His clinical specialization focuses on pediatric malignancies, skull base tumors and sarcomas. He served as President of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG) and is Founder and Past-President of PTCOG North America. He has authored numerous publications, founded worldwide seminars and teaches extensively on Particle Therapy.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Describe rationale for building a carbon ion accelerator
• Discuss the optimal patient selection for carbon ion therapy
   

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TRANSCRIPT
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PRESENTER: 
Professor Eugen Hug, M.D.

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