Lisbon, 1 July 2025 – Gonçalo Ribeiro from LIP's Particles4Health group presented the project FLASHGuard at the outreach event Desafiar Limites, organised by Instituto Superior Técnico.
"FLASHGuard: Tecnologia da Física de Partículas para novos métodos de radioterapia", Gonçalo explained how particle physics technologies are being applied to develop advanced monitoring tools for FLASH radiotherapy, a promising cancer treatment that delivers ultra-fast, high-dose radiation while protecting healthy tissue.
The FLASHGuard project has gained national recognition, recently winning the top innovation prize at Lab2Market 2025.