UMCG

About the institution

The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) Proton Therapy Center was the first proton therapy center in the Netherlands and, since opening in January 2018, has become a leading center for proton therapy in Europe. Its state-of-the-art facilities, outstanding faculty, and staff strive to continuously improve the future quality of radiotherapy through training, education, and scientific research. The center provides educational opportunities through residency programs, internships, and scientific meetings. Continuously aiming to improve the quality and effectiveness of treatment through research, the department uses evidence-based methodology, a model-based approach to implement and validate new radiotherapy technologies. In this approach, regular patient care and scientific research are integrated.

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This institution is a member of the Proton Therapy Academy Network

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Treatment Rooms

Proton therapy system IBA Proteus®PLUS
2 Rooms with 360° gantry, CBCT, Surface imaging using AlignRT (option for UBTI), and Anzai respitory system
Additional equipment: Elekta MR Linac + 5 Elekta Linacs (2 also used for Total Body Irradiations), Elekta HDR brachytherapy and intraoperative brachytherapy. Orthovolt. 2 additional Elekta Linacs in satellite (Emmen)