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The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, IFJ PAN

The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, IFJ PAN. History of the institute. Prof. Marian Mięsowicz 1907-1992. Prof. Henryk Niewodniczański (1900-1968) Nuclear physicist, first director of IFJ.

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The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, IFJ PAN

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  1. The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, IFJ PAN Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  2. History of the institute Prof. Marian Mięsowicz 1907-1992 Prof. Henryk Niewodniczański (1900-1968) Nuclear physicist, first director of IFJ Pioneer measurements of cosmic rays, discovered the anisotropy of the viscosity in liquid crystals Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  3. General information on IFJ PAN • - 450 personnel(~190 with Ph.D.) • 17 departments / 5 divisions • centres of excellence • centres of advanced technology • accredited laboratories • technical sections • PhD studies (72 students) Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  4. Organigram of the IFJ PAN Prof. M.Jezabek General Director Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  5. Personnel Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  6. IFJ PAN Plans (2008-2016) Particle & Astroparticle Physics • DESY • ZEUS/H1 • CERN • ATLAS • LHCb • KEKB • ILC • Pierre Auger • Neutrinos • T2K • SUNLAB (Sieroszowice) Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  7. IFJ PAN Plans (2008-2016) Nuclear Physics & Strong Interactions • RHIC • CERN: • ALICE • ATLAS • FAIR (GSI) • SPIRAL2 (GANIL) Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  8. Nuclear Energy and Safety • Nuclear technology & enviromental monitoring and dosimetry • Accredited Laboratories of: • Individual and Enviromental Dosimetry • Radiometric Expertise • Radioactivity Analysis • Education in collab. with AGH UST • High Temperature Reactor • Thermonuclear energy • Stelarator WX7 (Greifswald) • ITER (neutron transport and cross section measurements) Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  9. Life Science Cluster in Kraków • Radiobiology in IFJ PAN: • Van de Graaff accelerator: p microbeam • X microbeam • Isochronous cyclotron AIC-144 • NMR Imaging system Collaboration with JINR Dubna • Proton radiotherapy projects • eye melanoma (firts patient 2009) • all localisations (2013) Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  10. Cyclotrons at IFJ PAN • first cyclotron in Poland developed by IFJ , 48 cm (1955) • classical cyclotron U-120 (opened 22.11.1958, stopped 1994) • cyclotron isochronic AIC-144 (from 80’s) 59 MeV protons Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  11. Advantages of proton beam for cancer radiotherapy • well defined range of proton beam • small scattering • very precise irradiation Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  12. PROJECT OF THE PROTON OCULAR RADIOTHERAPY AT IFJ Eye melanoma • malignant tumor • - proton therapy allows to save the eye globe and the useful vision • survival 95% • Clinic of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Oncology in Krakow treats 95% of ocular melanoma cases in Poland • Currently: surgery, laser, Ru-106 and I-125 brachytherapy • 150 new patients per year Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  13. The therapy room at IFJ Kraków Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  14. PROJECT OF THE PROTON OCULAR RADIOTHERAPY AT IFJ Timetable • 1994 - first proposal • 1996 - beginning of installation of AIC-144 cyclotron; • 2000 - construction of the treatment room; • 04.2004 - 44 MeV proton beam delivered to treatment room; • 06.2005 - 56 MeV proton beam delivered to the treatment room; • 2006-2007 - purchasing of medical equipment and upgrading the AIC-144 cyclotron • - 60 MeV proton beam, commissioning • - first patient Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  15. EU Structural Funds 2005-2006 Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008 Division of Applied Physics and Interdisciplinary Research

  16. EU Structural Funds 2007-2013 Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008 Division of Applied Physics and Interdisciplinary Research

  17. Consortium National Centre of Hadron Radiotherapy NCRH Grounded: 12.09.2006 IFJ PAN Kraków – coordinator Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza Medical University, Warszawa, Center of Oncology, Warszawa Center of Oncology, Krakow Holycross Center of Oncology, Kielce Institute of Nuclear Problems, Warszawa Warsaw Polytechnic Silesia University Warsaw University Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  18. NCRH Phase I (Krakow) preliminarily approved Source: structural funds of EU for Poland 2007-2013 IFJ has 10,000 m2 of terrain for construction of new facility Timescale: 2008-2013 Agreement signed with the Ministry of Science 16.10.2007 Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  19. NCRH Phase I (Krakow) preliminarily approved For currently available funds: 1. Cyclotron (230-250 MeV) 2. Energy selector 3. Beam transport 4. Bunker with the experimental hall 5. Eye-therapy room (moved from AIC-144) 6. Small laboratory building Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008 From presentation of J. Heese, Varian -Accel

  20. NCRH Phase I timetable Decision for the localization 05.2008 Announcement of the main tender 02.2009 Signing the contract 11.2009 Building permit 12.2010 Building completed 06.2012 Cyclotron operational 09.2013 Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  21. Installation of gantry for patient treatment Proton beam • Gantry is rotating arm able to move the proton beam around the patient • Gantry allows for radiotherapy in arbitrary localization • Very good conformation of dose • The application for the installing gantry will be submitted 11 meters 11 metrów patient pacjent Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  22. Final set-up with therapeutic gantry Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

  23. Summary of proton radiotherapy • Eye melanoma proton radiotherapy starts at IFJ Krakow inMay 2009. 60 MeV proton beam will be delivered by AIC-144 cyclotron. Cooperation with Clinic of Ophthalmology and Centre of Oncology • The project National Centre for Hadron Radiotherapy Phase 1 has been approved. 230-250 MeV cyclotron will be purchased, new cyclotron bunker and experimental hall will be constructed, eye treatment moved • The funds for the gantry have to be generated Pawel Olko, IEEE meeting, 30.06.2008

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