Name: ICEC – CERN Project STELLA Kick-off Meeting “Re-engineering the Next Generation of Medical Linear Accelerators for Use in Challenging Environments"
Start: 2024-05-29T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-05-30T22:35:00+02:00
Location: CERN

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

from Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (8:30 AM) to Thursday, May 30, 2024 (10:35 PM)

Monday, May 27, 2024
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
8:30 AM Session 1: Welcome and Background
Welcome and Background
8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

8:30 AM Welcome from CERN Director – Mike Lamont - Mike Lamont (CERN) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

8:45 AM When it all began – Ugo Amaldi - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Ugo Amaldi (TERA Foundation (IT))

9:00 AM Introductions - Donna O'Brien (ICEC) Eugenia Wendling

9:15 AM Project STELLA History - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))

9:25 AM Project STELLA – 28 African Countries Survey - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Taofeeq Abdallah Ige (University of Abuja, ABUJA. NIGERIA.)

9:35 AM Project STELLA History – Summary of the Feb '23 'Desired STELLA Facility Workshop' - Francis Hasford

9:45 AM Project STELLA History – Balkan and ART Studies - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))

9:55 AM STELLA Project – Overview and Next Phase - Eugenia Wendling Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))
10:10 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
10:30 AM Session 2: Global Reach - Experience and Need from the Grassroots: The Delivery of RT and Challenges in North, South, East, and West Africa, US, and UK/Europe
Global Reach - Experience and Need from the Grassroots: The Delivery of RT and Challenges in North, South, East, and West Africa, US, and UK/Europe
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

10:30 AM Panel discussion - Chris Peters (ICEC) Jamal Khader Magatte Diagne Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge) Surbhi Grover (Upenn) Tarek Shouman

11:30 AM International Organisational Perspective on RT and Gaps - May Abdel-Wahab

11:40 AM Facilitated Discussion – Common Themes, Differences, and Challenges - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Taofeeq Abdallah Ige (University of Abuja, ABUJA. NIGERIA.)
12:00 PM Sandwich Lunch
Sandwich Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: 40
1:00 PM Session 3: Project STELLA Scope
Project STELLA Scope
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

1:00 PM Importance of STELLA – 10 Year Reflection on the Journey - David Pistenmaa

1:10 PM Brief Introduction of the Work Package Sessions and Deliverables
1:15 PM Session 4: Hardware
Hardware
1:15 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

1:15 PM Overview and Key Challenges - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

1:25 PM Overview of the ITAR Linac Design Study - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))

1:40 PM Imaging – Now in HICs - Chris Peters (ICEC)

1:55 PM Imaging – Now in LMICs - Ejidio Ngigi

2:10 PM Imaging – In 10-15 Years - Jeff Buchsbaum

2:25 PM System Integration, Interfacing, and Infrastructure - Laurence Matthew Wroe (CERN)

2:40 PM Session Summary and Next Steps - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)
2:50 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: 40
3:20 PM Session 5: Software
Software
3:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

3:20 PM Overview and Key Challenges - Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge)

3:30 PM Cascaded Machine Learning and Transformer Models - Xin Du

3:45 PM State-of-the-Art in Federated Learning and Development of CERN's CAFEIN Platform for STELLA - Diogo Reis Santos (CERN) Luigi Serio (CERN)

4:00 PM Background to the Capture of Fault Data from UK Linac Stock - Joseph Bateman

4:15 PM Modelling, Learning From, and Predicting Fault Patterns in Linac Hardware - Sam Leadley (University of Oxford)

4:30 PM Requirements Capture to Speed Up Medical Device Certification and Route to Market - Bob Spears (ICEC Business Advisor)

4:45 PM Session Summary and Next Steps - Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge)
4:50 PM Group Photo
Group Photo
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr

5:30 PM (Optional) Tour of the Synchrocyclotron
(Optional) Tour of the Synchrocyclotron
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr 24 people capacity

7:00 PM Workshop Dinner - CERN Glassbox Restaurant
Workshop Dinner - CERN Glassbox Restaurant
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Glassbox
Thursday, May 30, 2024
8:45 AM Session 6: Training Deliverables and Service and Maintenance Models and Needs
Training Deliverables and Service and Maintenance Models and Needs
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

8:45 AM Overview and Key Challenges - Eugenia Wendling

8:50 AM Training – IAEA Perspective - May Abdel-Wahab

8:55 AM CERN Training Resources and Collaborations - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

9:00 AM Training – KHCC Perspective - Jamal Khader

9:05 AM Facilitated Discussion – Training Needs - Eugenia Wendling

9:20 AM Service and Maintenance – ITAR CDR - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))

9:35 AM Facilitated Discussion – Service and Maintenance - Mauro Carrara (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

9:45 AM Service and Maintenance from the LMIC Perspective - Salwa Boutayeb

10:10 AM Session Summary and Next Steps - Eugenia Wendling Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))
10:15 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: 40
10:45 AM Session 7: Business Strategy
Business Strategy
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

10:45 AM Overview and Key Challenges - Donna O'Brien (ICEC)

10:50 AM Market Dynamics – Need for a Disruptive Business Model - Bob Spears (ICEC) Donna O'Brien (ICEC)

11:10 AM New Business models and Healthcare Utilities - Carter Dredge (Cambridge University & SSM Health)

11:40 AM Role of CERN/KT - Benjamin Frisch (CERN) Sandra Elisabeth Muhr

11:55 AM Facilitated Discussion – Business Model - Donna O'Brien (ICEC)

12:25 PM Session Summary and Next Steps - Donna O'Brien (ICEC)
12:30 PM Sandwich Lunch
Sandwich Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Room: 40
1:15 PM Session 8: General Input from the Stakeholders
General Input from the Stakeholders
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

1:30 PM Feedback from Participants

2:00 PM Ongoing, Continued Input and Involvement of LMICs
2:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
3:00 PM Session 9: Closing Session
Closing Session
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

3:00 PM Session Summaries and Next Steps for Each Pillar - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

3:30 PM Future Workshops - Donna O'Brien (ICEC) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

3:40 PM Beyond this Current STELLA Project - Benjamin Frisch (CERN) Donna O'Brien (ICEC)
4:00 PM Session 10: Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr

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