4th Annual NEPTUNE Collaboration Meeting

Friday 9 Sept 2022, 09:00 → 22:00 Europe/Rome

FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON CATANIA HOTEL

Giada Petringa (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

The goal of the NEPTUNE project was to investigate the use of nuclear reactions triggered by protons generating short-range high-LET alpha particles inside the tumours, thereby allowing a highly localized DNA-damaging action. Specifically, we consolidated and explained the promising experimental in-vitro results where a significant enhancement of biological effectiveness was achieved by the p-11B reaction. Moreover, the p-19F reaction, which also generates secondary particles potentially leading to local enhancement of proton effectiveness, was investigated. The in-vivo imaging of 11B and 19F carriers was also studied, in particular by optimizing 19F-based magnetic resonance.

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1 WP1: Status

Speakers: Andrea Attili (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Emanuele Scifoni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

2 WP2: Status

Speakers: Cecilia Voena (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Ian Postuma (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

NeptuneRM1-Sep2022.pdf

3 WP3: Status

Speakers: Davide Bortot (MI), Stefano Giulini Castiglioni Agosteo (MI)

WP3_4th Annual NEPTUNE Collaboration Meeting_9Sept2022 shortDB.pptx

4 WP4: Status

Speaker: Lorenzo Manti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

5 Discussion and planning of the future experimental activities