Christoph-Schmelzer Award for Johannes Petzoldt
OMA Fellow Johannes Petzoldt (IBA) received the 19. Christoph-Schmelzer-Preis for his PhD thesis on „Toward the Clinical Application of the Prompt Gamma-Ray Timing Method for Range Verification in Proton Therapy“. With his thesis, Johannes brought the prompt gamma-ray timing method from a proof-of-principle phase closer to a clinical application. In his studies, he investigated the time resolution of scintillators, characterized the time structure of the proton beam at the therapy centre in Dresden, and further tested and deployed a novel prototype detection system under clinical conditions.
Johannes Petzoldt and Michelle Lis, Image credit: Gabi Otto/GSI
The Christoph-Schmelzer-Preis is annually awarded by the association for promotion of tumour therapy with heavy ions - Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen e.V. and honours outstanding master and PhD-theses in the field of ion beam therapy. The award ceremony took place at the Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany. The event was also attended by Michelle Lis (OMA fellow working at GSI), who afterwards had an opportunity to discuss her work with other researchers in the field of ion beam therapy.