| Article | |
| Title | SEEIIST – a new research facility for tumor treatment and biomedical investigations with proton and ion beams |
| Author(s) | Litov, Leandar (Sofiya U.) |
| Publication | 2024 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| In: | Health Technol. 14 (2024) 957-963 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12553-024-00864-5 |
| Subject category | Health Physics and Radiation Effects |
| Abstract | Abstract Purpose A project for the establishment of an international intergovernmental scientific organization in the region of South East Europe (South East European Institute for Sustainable Technologies - SEEIIST) is currently in progress. SEEIIST is an intergovernmental effort supported by nine countries from the region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo (This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia, while Switzerland is an observer). The main goals of the project are to establish a unique research infrastructure and to form a research nucleus in the region of South-East Europe, to boost the technology transfer from European laboratories like CERN and others, to promote collaboration between science, technology, and industry, to mitigate tensions between countries in the region, and to provide platforms for the development of education. Methods The research infrastructure will include a powerful next-generation accelerator that will provide proton and ion beams for tumor treatment and biomedical research. The center will comprise of three rooms for patient treatment and two large experimental halls. Results A wide pre-clinical and clinical research program in the fields of radiobiology, medical physics, medical imaging, biophysical modeling and planning of patient treatment, design and investigation of new materials, production of isotopes for diagnosis, and treatment of patients are envisaged. Conclusions This infrastructure is unique for Europe and will attract researchers from all European countries to perform their investigations. |
| Copyright/License | publication: © 2024 The Author(s) (License: CC-BY-4.0) |
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