Session

Overview: In particle therapy, accurately determining where particles stop in the patient is crucial to ensure safer and more precise treatments. Over the past decade, various technological solutions have been proposed, but no industrial system for large-scale in vivo treatment verification is currently available. Prof. Katia Parodi will present an overview of these solutions, while Prof. Christian Richter will discuss existing clinical data, emphasizing the real-world impact and importance of integrating verification into clinical workflows. Prof. Thomas Bortfeld will highlight how verification could enable innovative treatment techniques. Dr. Julien Smeets will conclude by addressing the technical and industrial challenges of integrating these systems into complex and evolving particle therapy platforms, including considerations for proton arc therapy and FLASH.