Georgia to join international network of proton therapy centres for cancer treatment
Proton therapy permits treatment of children affected by the disease, unlike other methods that introduce secondary cancer while treating the main source in kids. Photo: IBA-worldwide.com
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A modern cancer therapy centre will be set up on the campus of Kutaisi International University in cooperation with the leading international proton therapy company IBA.
IBA is a company which develops, manufactures and supports medical devices and software solutions for cancer treatment using proton therapy. Proton therapy is considered the most advanced form of radiation therapy that uses high-energy proton beams to irradiate tumors while exposing surrounding tissue to little to no radiation.
Georgia will boast the first and only hadron therapy centre for scientific research and medical treatment, and the centre will be launched in the city of Kutaisi, where a major university will open next year. Georgia will be involved in the international network of proton therapy centres, conducting research in the fields of experimental nuclear physics, radiation biophysics and chemistry,” said the Ministry of Georgia today.
Experts predict the number of patients treated per year with proton therapy will increase from 16,200 (in 2015) to 30,000 in 2030, reads the official page of IBA.
Georgia will boast the first and only hadron therapy centre for science and medical treatment in the South Caucasus, with the facility for advanced cancer treatment set to open alongside the launch of the Kutaisi International University in the country's west.
The Kutaisi International University, the first state university being built in Georgia since the country restored its independence in 1991, will receive the first wave of students in September 2020. Students will be able to select educational programmes in mathematics, computer science, and management.
Academic and research programs as well as the organisational structure and development plan for Georgia’s new university complex in Kutaisi will be developed in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
The Georgian Government and a group of scientists have started working to create a science-education centre for modern technology development in Georgia.
Kutaisi International University, the largest project for an educational institution in Georgia in recent decades, is ready to open its doors to first students with the start of the new academic year in September.
Universities across Georgia will have opportunities of cooperation with the International Particle Physics Outreach Group - a network at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research - after a deal signed by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia on Monday.
Pierre Mottet, the Chairman of the Board at a leading international proton therapy company Ion Beam Applications, on Tuesday said providing treatment to cancer patients was the company’s “largest goal”, in comments on the launch of the construction of the Hadron Therapy Centre in Georgia’s west on Tuesday.