Ionising radiation Radiotherapy without unintended side-effects

In a joint research project, new possibilities in the radiotherapy of tumours in the neck and throat area are to be explored. It is intended to examine how the reaction of the tumour tissue can be influenced during radiotherapy without unintended side-effects to the normal tissue occurring. The research consortium ZiSStrans, of which also the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) is part, is headed by Helmholtz Zentrum München. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports the projects with about four million euros altogether in the next five years.