Welsch, C.P. JACoW Geneva, Switzerland 978-3-95450-192-2 10.18429/JACoW-IBIC2017-MOPCC01 English 37-40 MOPCC01 ion proton FEL detector diagnostics Contribution to a conference proceedings 2018 2018-03 https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IBIC2017-MOPCC01 http://jacow.org/ibic2017/papers/mopcc01.pdf The Optimization of Medical Accelerators (OMA) is the aim of a new pan-European project. As one of the largest initiatives of its kind, OMA joins more than 30 universities, research centers and clinical facilities with industry partners to address the challenges in treatment facility design and optimization, numerical simulations for the development of advanced treatment schemes, and beam imaging and treatment monitoring. This contribution starts with an overview of the project's research into beam diagnostics and imaging. It then presents specific research outcomes from investigations into applying detector technologies originally developed for high energy physics experiments (such as VELO, Medipix) for medical applications; identification of optimum detector configurations and materials for high resolution spectrometers for proton therapy and radiography; ultra-low charge beam current monitors and diagnostics for cell studies using proton beams. Finally, it summarizes the interdisciplinary training program that OMA provides to its 15 Fellows, as well as the wider medical accelerator community.