Joint School on GATE

30 May 2022, 09:00 → 2 Jun 2022, 23:00 Africa/Kinshasa

 

The 3 day school is organized jointly by

• the OpenGATE collaboration 
• the Université Mohammed V Rabat
• the Université Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar
• the Université de Kinshasa
• the University of the Witwatersrand
• iThemba LABS
• the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society

It will be held online via Zoom.

The goal of the school is

• Learn the usage of the GATE platform for medical physics
• Understand the features of the platform dedicated to the development of detection systems (PET, SPECT, CT and X-rays) and detector response, the management of medical images, the development of clinical and preclinical beams in radiation therapy and dose calculation for different radiation therapy treatments (internal or external)
• Focus will be on imaging devices for clinical use

The school will be a combination of lectures on the various topics and hands-on exercises using GATE. Participants will run the exercises on their own computers so they can continue using GATE after the school.

After successfully attending the school, including the exercises, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Location and Date

May 31 - June 2, 2022

Online, with classrooms in different satellite locations

To be held online via Zoom. All sessions will be recorded and made available after the school.

Registration Deadline

April 15, 2022

Monday 30 May

15:00 → 16:00 Check connection with GATE server

Tuesday 31 May

08:30 → 09:00 Welcome

09:00 → 09:30 Session 1 - Introduction

09:30 → 10:45 Session 2 - Basics: Geometry

10:45 → 11:15 Coffee and Tea Break

11:15 → 12:30 Session 3 - Basics: Physics

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 15:00 Session 4 - Basics: Sources

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee and Tea Break

15:30 → 17:00 Session 5 - Basics: Actors

17:00 → 18:00 Evaluation Day 1

Wednesday 1 June

08:30 → 09:30 Session 6 - Basics: CT scan

09:30 → 10:00 Session 7 - GATE for medical imaging

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee and Tea Break

10:30 → 12:30 Session 8 - SPECT imaging

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 15:00 Session 9 - External RT Part 1

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee and Tea Break

15:30 → 16:30 Evaluation Day 2

Thursday 2 June

08:30 → 10:00 Session 10 - PET imaging

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee and Tea Break

10:30 → 12:00 Session 11 - Internal RT

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 → 14:30 Session 12 - Radioprotection

14:30 → 15:00 Coffee and Tea Break

15:00 → 16:30 Evaluation Day 3