Norwegian Society for Neutron Capture Therapy (NSNCT)

News Repository

Collection of current and previous activities and news related to Neutron Capture Therapy

Upcoming Conferences & Events

The 21st International Congress on Neutron Capture Therapy (ICNCT-21) will be held in National University of San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: 25–30 October 2026 | Buenos Aires, Argentina

Developments

Heron Neutron Medical received a medical device license for its Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (AB-BNCT) system and collaborated with Taipei Veterans General Hospital to initiate a clinical trial for refractory cancers News Published: November 2024

ISNCT Webinars

Building BNCT Speaker: Prof. Silva Bortolussi Date: 5 September 2025 | Online
BNCT for Three-Dimensional Oral Cancer Model Speaker: Prof. Kazuyo Igawa Date: 9 May 2025 | Online
Proton and high-LET radiobiology research at the RadNet Birmingham Centre Speaker: Prof. Jason Parsons Date: 21 March 2025 | Online
Report of ASTRO Annual Meeting and Lecture on Clinical Experience of Accelerator BNCT in Japan Speaker: Prof. Keiji Nihei Date: 13 December 2024 | Online
The past and future of International Society for Neutron Capture Therapy. What are the challenges for us? Speaker: Prof. Akira Matsumura Date: 04 October 2024 | Online
Perspectives in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: accelerating a new hope in the fight of cancer Speaker: Prof. Ignacio Porras (University of Granada, Spain) Date: 08 March 2024 | Online
Personal experience during the clinical commissioning of a BNCT facility and future prospects Speaker: Dr. Naonori Hu (Kansai BNCT Medical Center, Japan) Date: 01 December 2023 | Online

Conferences & Events

Joint Norway-Taiwan Symposium on Neutron Capture Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Date: 14-15 August 2025 | University of Bergen & Haukeland Hospital
21st Congress on Neutron Capture Therapy of Japanese Society of Neutron Capture Therapy (JSNCT) Date: 25-26 July 2025 | Nagasaki University
10th European Conference on Boron Chemistry (Euroboron10) Date: 06-10 July 2025 | Łódź, Poland
63rd Annual Conference of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG) Date: 02-07 June 2025 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
BNCT Drug Development Update Speakers: Dave Greenwald (Aviko Radiopharmaceuticals), Kido Takahiro (Stella Pharma), and Kendall Morrison (TAE Life Sciences) Date: 4 March 2025 | Online
20th International Congress on Neutron Capture Therapy Date: 24-28 June 2024 | Kraków, Poland
Asia-Oceania Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG-AO) Conference and International Summit of Taiwan's Particle Therapy (ISTPT) Date: 24-26 November 2023 | Taiwan

Projects

Project "Advancing BNCT: Innovations in Boron Compound Enhancement, Drug Delivery, and Theranostics" is funded by UH-nett Vest (College Network in Western Norway) with participation from HVL, UiS, UiB, Haukeland University Hospital, and Norwegian Society for Neutron Capture Therapy. December 2023

Publications & Resources

Book: "Advances in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy" Published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Additional Resources

ISNCT YouTube Channel - Watch presentations and interviews
International Society for Neutron Capture Therapy (ISNCT) - Comprehensive news and updates
ISNCT News & Webinar Archives