Strong presence of IMB-CNM at the Proton Therapy Workshop in Madrid
Predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers showcased multiple IMB-CNM advances in detector technology, earning two awards for Best Talk
Main picture: IMB-CNM's representation at the Workshop, from left to right: Marcio Jiménez, Giulio Pellegrini, Consuelo Guardiola, Ángela Henao, Florent Dougados, Carla Riera-Llobet, Felipe Zamorano, and Iván López.
The Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC) played a prominent role in the Workshop on Technologies & Applied Research in Proton Therapy 2026, which took place from January 21 to 23 in the University Autonomous of Madrid. The workshop counted with almost 200 participants with a high number of international contributions and distinguised invited-speakers, IMB CNM contributed cutting edge research across three oral presentations and four posters.
IMB-CNM’s participation extended beyond scientific contributions: Consuelo Guardiola served on the National Organizing Committee, reinforcing the institute’s leadership and long standing commitment to proton therapy research in Spain. The combination of presentations and organizational involvement underscores IMB-CNM’s growing impact in the development of advanced instrumentation and detectors for emerging radiotherapy modalities.
The presentations covered advances in microdosimetry mapping, silicon carbide dosimetry for FLASH radiotherapy, and Monte Carlo modelling of proton and electron beams. In addition, the posters showcased innovative detector technologies for proton tomography, ultra thin neutron detection, radiation hard microdosimetry, and new materials for dosimetry
A clear reflection of the high level of research and development in this area are the two Prizes for Best Talk awarded to Carla Riera Llobet and Iván López Paz. Congratulations!
Oral presentations
- Carla Riera-Llobet: First microdosimetry maps in proton therapy at DCPT
- Ivan Lopez Paz: Radiation-Hard Silicon Carbide Dosimeters for Electron and Proton FLASH QA
- Angela Maria Henao Isaza: Monte Carlo Modeling of Electron and Proton beams in FLASH Radiotherapy
Posters
- Florent Dougados: Cutting-Edge Semiconductor Detectors for Advanced Proton Tomography in Oncological Proton Therapy (PROTECT)
- Felipe Eduardo Zamorano Labbe: Ultra-thin Silicon-Based Neutron Detector for Proton Therapy
- Marcio Jiménez Venegas: Novel radiation resistant detectors based on 4H-SiC for microdosimetry
- Silvia Mena: Flexible radiochromic films based on 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid for 2D real time dosimetry
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