Perspectives for cancer tumour research and therapy with ions

Europe/Athens
Online

Online

Description

The aim is to present and inform the scientific and medical communities in Greece, about the status and resent progress in cancer tumour therapy using ions, further potential and opportunities of this method, as well as future perspectives, including capacity building.

This event follows a focus meeting, 4-6 April, dedicated to the initiative proposing “A Facility for Tumour Therapy and Biomedical Research in South East Europe” pursued by the “South East Europe International Institute for Sustainable Technologies” opening up possibilities for innovative scientific research and patient treatment. 

Zoom Meeting ID
68574781034
Host
Yiota Foka
Passcode
18742403
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    • 4:00 PM 4:20 PM
      Welcome and opening remarks 20m
      Speakers: Charalampos Feidas (AUTH), Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN), Anastasios Tzikas (Technopolis), Yiota Foka (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
    • 4:20 PM 4:40 PM
      Particle Therapy: status and perspectives 20m
      Speaker: Joao Seco (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ))
    • 4:40 PM 5:00 PM
      Cancer therapy with ions, pioneering experience from GSI 20m
      Speaker: Christian Graeff (GSI)
    • 5:00 PM 5:20 PM
      CNAO ion cancer therapy centre 20m
      Speaker: Sandro Rossi (Fondazione CNAO)
    • 5:20 PM 5:40 PM
      Real life experience on cancer tumour treatment with ion beams 20m
      Speaker: Dr Agnieszka Chalaszczyk (CNAO)
    • 5:40 PM 5:55 PM
      Coffee Break 15m
    • 5:55 PM 6:15 PM
      Next generation ion facilities for cancer tumour research and therapy 20m
      Speaker: Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
    • 6:15 PM 6:30 PM
      Radioisotope production using linear accelerators 15m
      Speaker: Aristeidis Mamaras (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR))
    • 6:30 PM 6:45 PM
      IAEA activities in support of accelerator-based research and applications and IAEA role for capacity building 15m
      Speaker: Sotirios Charisopoulos (IAEA)
    • 6:45 PM 7:00 PM
      Building a Greek community for Accelerator Physics and Technology 15m
      Speaker: Yannis Papaphilippou (CERN)
    • 7:00 PM 7:10 PM
      Questions and answers 10m