Name: Joint Symposium of CERN NIMMS & HUS & CERN Baltic Group: “Particle therapy technologies”
Start: 2024-01-15T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-01-15T14:00:00+02:00
Location: Helsinki University Hospital: Meilahti Bridge Hospital

Joint Symposium of CERN NIMMS & HUS & CERN Baltic Group: “Particle therapy technologies”

Monday 15 January 2024 - 10:00

Monday 15 January 2024
10:00 Welcome introduction, HUS – “Radiotherapy at HUS: clinical applications and research activity” - Mikko Tenhunen (Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (HUS) Chief physicist)
Welcome introduction, HUS – “Radiotherapy at HUS: clinical applications and research activity”
- Mikko Tenhunen (Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (HUS) Chief physicist)
10:00 - 10:10
10:10 Welcome introduction, CERN – “Development of particle therapy technologies at CERN” - Toms Torims (Chairman of CERN Baltic Group “Advanced Particle Therapy center for the Baltic states” working group)
Welcome introduction, CERN – “Development of particle therapy technologies at CERN”
- Toms Torims (Chairman of CERN Baltic Group “Advanced Particle Therapy center for the Baltic states” working group)
10:10 - 10:20
10:20 “In-hospital BNCT treatment system: overview of clinical translation” - Liisa Porra (Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (HUS) Adj. chief physicist)
“In-hospital BNCT treatment system: overview of clinical translation”
- Liisa Porra (Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (HUS) Adj. chief physicist)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 “European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and NIMMS group activities for development of innovative medical technologies” (remotely) - Maurizio Vretenar (Leader of NIMMS collaboration (CERN))
“European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and NIMMS group activities for development of innovative medical technologies” (remotely)
- Maurizio Vretenar (Leader of NIMMS collaboration (CERN))
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 “Research on helium synchrotron design” - Heli Huttunen (Master's student at the University of Helsinki, CERN Technical student)
“Research on helium synchrotron design”
- Heli Huttunen (Master's student at the University of Helsinki, CERN Technical student)
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 Break
Break
11:20 - 11:30
11:30 “Overview of CERN Baltic Group and activities in the development of “Advanced Particle Therapy center for the Baltic states” initiative” - Toms Torims (Chairman of CERN Baltic Group “Advanced Particle Therapy center for the Baltic states” working group)
“Overview of CERN Baltic Group and activities in the development of “Advanced Particle Therapy center for the Baltic states” initiative”
- Toms Torims (Chairman of CERN Baltic Group “Advanced Particle Therapy center for the Baltic states” working group)
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 “Conceptual design and current status of particle therapy center development in the Baltic States” - Kristaps Palskis (Researcher at Riga Technical university Institute of Particle Physics and Accelerator Technologies, CERN Doctoral student)
“Conceptual design and current status of particle therapy center development in the Baltic States”
- Kristaps Palskis (Researcher at Riga Technical university Institute of Particle Physics and Accelerator Technologies, CERN Doctoral student)
11:50 - 12:10
12:10 Wrap-up
Wrap-up
12:10 - 12:15

12:15 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:15 - 13:00

13:00 Visit of HUS Radiotherapy Department
Visit of HUS Radiotherapy Department
13:00 - 14:00

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