ICEC – CERN Project STELLA Kick-off Meeting “Re-engineering the Next Generation of Medical Linear Accelerators for Use in Challenging Environments"

from Wednesday 29 May 2024 (08:30) to Thursday 30 May 2024 (22:35)
CERN (40/S2-B01)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
29 May 2024
30 May 2024
AM
08:30
Session 1 (until 10:10) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
08:30 Welcome from CERN Director – Mike Lamont - Mike Lamont (CERN) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
08:45 When it all began – Ugo Amaldi - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Ugo Amaldi (TERA Foundation (IT))   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:00 Introductions - Donna O'Brien (ICEC) Eugenia Wendling   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:15 Project STELLA History - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:25 Project STELLA – 28 African Countries Survey - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Taofeeq Abdallah Ige (University of Abuja, ABUJA. NIGERIA.)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:35 Project STELLA History – Summary of the Feb '23 'Desired STELLA Facility Workshop' - Francis Hasford   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:45 Project STELLA History – Balkan and ART Studies - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:55 STELLA Project – Overview and Next Phase - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Eugenia Wendling   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
10:10 --- Coffee Break ---
10:30
Session 2 - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) (until 12:00) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
10:30 Panel discussion - Dr Magatte Diagne Dr Tarek Shouman Surbhi Grover (Upenn) Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge) Dr Jamal Khader Chris Peters (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
11:30 International Organisational Perspective on RT and Gaps - Dr May Abdel-Wahab   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
11:40 Facilitated Discussion – Common Themes, Differences, and Challenges - Taofeeq Abdallah Ige (University of Abuja, ABUJA. NIGERIA.) Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
08:45
Session 6 - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB)) Eugenia Wendling (until 10:15) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
08:45 Overview and Key Challenges - Eugenia Wendling   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
08:50 Training – IAEA Perspective - Dr May Abdel-Wahab   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
08:55 CERN Training Resources and Collaborations - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:00 Training – KHCC Perspective - Dr Jamal Khader   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:05 Facilitated Discussion – Training Needs - Eugenia Wendling   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:20 Service and Maintenance – ITAR CDR - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:35 Facilitated Discussion – Service and Maintenance - Mauro Carrara (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
09:45 Service and Maintenance from the LMIC Perspective - Dr Salwa Boutayeb   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
10:10 Session Summary and Next Steps - Eugenia Wendling Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
10:15 --- Coffee Break ---
10:45
Session 7 -Dr Donna O'Brien (ICEC) (until 12:30) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
10:45 Overview and Key Challenges - Donna O'Brien (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
10:50 Market Dynamics – Need for a Disruptive Business Model - Donna O'Brien (ICEC) Dr Bob Spears (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
11:10 New Business models and Healthcare Utilities - Dr Carter Dredge (Cambridge University & SSM Health)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
11:40 Role of CERN/KT - Sandra Elisabeth Muhr Benjamin Frisch (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
11:55 Facilitated Discussion – Business Model - Donna O'Brien (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
12:25 Session Summary and Next Steps - Donna O'Brien (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
PM
12:00 --- Sandwich Lunch ---
13:00
Session 3 - Eugenia Wendling (until 13:15) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:00 Importance of STELLA – 10 Year Reflection on the Journey - David Pistenmaa   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:10 Brief Introduction of the Work Package Sessions and Deliverables   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:15
Session 4 - Steinar Stapnes (CERN) (until 14:50) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:15 Overview and Key Challenges - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:25 Overview of the ITAR Linac Design Study - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:40 Imaging – Now in HICs - Chris Peters (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:55 Imaging – Now in LMICs - Dr Ejidio Ngigi   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
14:10 Imaging – In 10-15 Years - Jeff Buchsbaum   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
14:25 System Integration, Interfacing, and Infrastructure - Laurence Matthew Wroe (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
14:40 Session Summary and Next Steps - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
14:50 --- Coffee Break ---
15:20
Session 5 - Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge) (until 16:50) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
15:20 Overview and Key Challenges - Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
15:30 Cascaded Machine Learning and Transformer Models - Xin Du   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
15:45 State-of-the-Art in Federated Learning and Development of CERN's CAFEIN Platform for STELLA - Luigi Serio (CERN) Diogo Reis Santos (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
16:00 Background to the Capture of Fault Data from UK Linac Stock - Joseph Bateman   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
16:15 Modelling, Learning From, and Predicting Fault Patterns in Linac Hardware - Sam Leadley (University of Oxford)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
16:30 Requirements Capture to Speed Up Medical Device Certification and Route to Market - Bob Spears (ICEC Business Advisor)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
16:45 Session Summary and Next Steps - Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
16:50 --- Group Photo ---
17:30 (Optional) Tour of the Synchrocyclotron   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
19:00 --- Workshop Dinner - CERN Glassbox Restaurant ---
12:30 --- Sandwich Lunch ---
13:15
Session 8 - Jeff Buchsbaum Dr Tarek Shouman (until 14:30) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
13:30 Feedback from Participants   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
14:00 Ongoing, Continued Input and Involvement of LMICs   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
14:30 --- Coffee Break ---
15:00
Session 9 - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) (until 16:00) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
15:00 Session Summaries and Next Steps for Each Pillar - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
15:30 Future Workshops - Steinar Stapnes (CERN) Donna O'Brien (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
15:40 Beyond this Current STELLA Project - Benjamin Frisch (CERN) Donna O'Brien (ICEC)   (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)
16:00
Session 10 - Steinar Stapnes (CERN) (until 16:15) (40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr)