{"id":312,"date":"2025-07-02T23:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.lip.pt\/particles4health\/?page_id=312"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:03:24","slug":"flashguard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.lip.pt\/particles4health\/research\/flashguard\/","title":{"rendered":"FLASHGuard Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"312\" class=\"elementor elementor-312\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b3c7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97b3c7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5938d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e5938d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width: 1000px; text-align: justify; margin: 0 auto;\">\n\n  <p>\n    <strong>FLASHGuard Project<\/strong> is an innovative project aiming to transform cancer treatment through real-time beam monitoring for FLASH Radiotherapy (FLASH-RT). Developed at <strong>LIP \u2013 Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics<\/strong> and <strong>Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico (IST)<\/strong>, FLASHGuard Project combines cutting-edge particle detector technology and fast electronics to enhance the safety and precision of next-generation radiotherapy.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- Logo Centered After First Paragraph -->\n  <div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.lip.pt\/particles4health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/07\/Logo_FLASHGuard.jpeg\" alt=\"FLASHGuard Logo\" style=\"max-width: 250px; height: auto;\">\n  <\/div>\n<p>The FLASHGuard Project has already achieved significant academic and innovation milestones:<\/p>\n\n<ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; font-size: 0.95rem; color: #333;text-align: justify; margin \">\n    \n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83d\udd2c Awarded <strong> CaixaImpulse Health Innovation Stage 1 Grant<\/strong> with potential to be granted up to \u20ac700k over 5 years.<\/li>\n      <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83c\udf1f Awarded the prestigious <strong>Gulbenkian Novos Talentos Grant<\/strong> to a team member, who decided to develop research within the project.<\/li>\n      <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83c\udf1f Awarded the <strong>\u201cAcademic Excellence in MEFT\u201d<\/strong> distinction by the IST Physics Department, recognising the best MSc thesis in the scientific area of Particle and Nuclear Physics.<\/li>\n  \n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83d\udcc4 <strong>1 Patent Application<\/strong> submitted.<\/li>\n  \n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong> Lab2Market@T\u00e9cnico 2025 Winners<\/strong>, recognizing the project's commercial and clinical potential.<\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong> LISPOLIS Ignite 2025 Winners<\/strong>.<\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong> Europe's Youth Start-Up Competition 2025 Winners<\/strong>, organized by the European Comission during the SME Assmbly in Copenhagen, recognizing the project's commercial and clinical potential.<\/li>\n  \n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83c\udf0d <strong>3 International Presentations<\/strong> and an <strong>Outstanding Student Talk<\/strong> at IST-PhysFront'25 Symposium showcasing FLASHGuard Project at scientific events.<\/li>\n  \n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f <strong>3 Conference Posters<\/strong> presented at relevant conferences, FRPT2024, ECMP2024 and FRPT2025.<\/li>\n  \n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83c\udf93 <strong>3 Bachelor's Theses graded 20\/20 + 1 Master's Thesis graded 20\/20<\/strong>, demonstrating academic excellence.<\/li>\n  \n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83e\udd47 <strong>2 First Prizes in the JEF Awards (Bachelor's level)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n  \n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83e\udd47 <strong>1 First Prize in the JEF Awards (Master's\/PhD level)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\ud83e\udd47 <strong>Best PhD Poster Award at IST-PhysFront\u201925 Symposium<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n  <p>\n    FLASHGuard Project's technical development is driven by a dedicated team and supported by a renowed advisory committee of international experts. Several international presentations have already showcased FLASHGuard's results, reflecting the growing scientific interest in this approach. With expertise spanning detector development, real-time electronics, and medical applications, FLASHGuard is paving the way for safer, more effective FLASH-RT.\n  <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758e309 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"758e309\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c036f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"89c036f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width: 1000px; margin: 40px auto; text-align: justify;\">\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:  #003366; text-align: center; font-size: 36px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5%;\">\n      FLASHGuard Project aims to enable the clinical translation of FLASH-RT\n  <\/h2>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    Through advanced particle detectors and fast electronics, FLASHGuard bridges the technological gap between experimental FLASH-RT research and routine clinical practice by providing real-time monitoring of ultra-high dose rate beams, ensuring safety, precision, and treatment control. FLASH-RT offers several advantages over Conventional Radiotherapy (CONV-RT) both for patients and for the healthcare system. \n  <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Two Column Benefits Section -->\n<div style=\"max-width: 1000px; margin: 40px auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 5%;\">\n\n  <!-- Patient Benefits -->\n  <div style=\"flex: 1 1 45%; min-width: 280px;\">\n    <h3 style=\"color: #004c99;\">Benefits for Patients<\/h3>\n    <ul style=\"list-style: disc; padding-left: 20px;\">\n      <li>Minimised damage to surrounding healthy tissue<\/li>\n      <li>Reduced risk of long-term side effects<\/li>\n      <li>Shorter, more comfortable treatment sessions<\/li>\n      <li>Potential for improved quality of life during and after treatment<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Healthcare System Benefits -->\n  <div style=\"flex: 1 1 45%; min-width: 280px;\">\n    <h3 style=\"color: #004c99;\">Benefits for Healthcare Systems<\/h3>\n    <ul style=\"list-style: disc; padding-left: 20px;\">\n      <li>Shorter treatment times optimise equipment use<\/li>\n      <li>Potential to treat more patients with existing resources<\/li>\n      <li>Lower direct and indirect costs<\/li>\n      <li>Supporting cost-effective, advanced cancer therapies<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FLASHGuard Project is an innovative project aiming to transform cancer treatment through real-time beam monitoring for FLASH Radiotherapy (FLASH-RT). Developed at LIP \u2013 Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics and Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico (IST), FLASHGuard Project combines cutting-edge particle detector technology and fast electronics to enhance the safety and precision of next-generation radiotherapy. 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