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, 29 May 2024 (08:30) to Thursday, 30 May 2024 (22:35)

Monday, 27 May 2024
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
08:30 Session 1: Welcome and Background
Welcome and Background
08:30 - 10:10
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

08:30 Welcome from CERN Director – Mike Lamont - Mike Lamont (CERN) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

08:45 When it all began – Ugo Amaldi - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Ugo Amaldi (TERA Foundation (IT))

09:00 Introductions - Donna O'Brien (ICEC) Eugenia Wendling

09:15 Project STELLA History - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))

09:25 Project STELLA – 28 African Countries Survey - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Taofeeq Abdallah Ige (University of Abuja, ABUJA. NIGERIA.)

09:35 Project STELLA History – Summary of the Feb '23 'Desired STELLA Facility Workshop' - Francis Hasford

09:45 Project STELLA History – Balkan and ART Studies - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))

09:55 STELLA Project – Overview and Next Phase - Eugenia Wendling Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))
10:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:10 - 10:30
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
10:30 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 - 12:00
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

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

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

11:40 Facilitated Discussion – Common Themes, Differences, and Challenges - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Taofeeq Abdallah Ige (University of Abuja, ABUJA. NIGERIA.)
12:00 Sandwich Lunch
Sandwich Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
Room: 40
13:00 Session 3: Project STELLA Scope
Project STELLA Scope
13:00 - 13:15
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

13:00 Importance of STELLA – 10 Year Reflection on the Journey - David Pistenmaa

13:10 Brief Introduction of the Work Package Sessions and Deliverables
13:15 Session 4: Hardware
Hardware
13:15 - 14:50
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

13:15 Overview and Key Challenges - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

13:25 Overview of the ITAR Linac Design Study - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))

13:40 Imaging – Now in HICs - Chris Peters (ICEC)

13:55 Imaging – Now in LMICs - Ejidio Ngigi

14:10 Imaging – In 10-15 Years - Jeff Buchsbaum

14:25 System Integration, Interfacing, and Infrastructure - Laurence Matthew Wroe (CERN)

14:40 Session Summary and Next Steps - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)
14:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:50 - 15:20
Room: 40
15:20 Session 5: Software
Software
15:20 - 16:50
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

15:20 Overview and Key Challenges - Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge)

15:30 Cascaded Machine Learning and Transformer Models - Xin Du

15:45 State-of-the-Art in Federated Learning and Development of CERN's CAFEIN Platform for STELLA - Diogo Reis Santos (CERN) Luigi Serio (CERN)

16:00 Background to the Capture of Fault Data from UK Linac Stock - Joseph Bateman

16:15 Modelling, Learning From, and Predicting Fault Patterns in Linac Hardware - Sam Leadley (University of Oxford)

16:30 Requirements Capture to Speed Up Medical Device Certification and Route to Market - Bob Spears (ICEC Business Advisor)

16:45 Session Summary and Next Steps - Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge)
16:50 Group Photo
Group Photo
16:50 - 17:10
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr

17:30 (Optional) Tour of the Synchrocyclotron
(Optional) Tour of the Synchrocyclotron
17:30 - 18:30
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr 24 people capacity

19:00 Workshop Dinner - CERN Glassbox Restaurant
Workshop Dinner - CERN Glassbox Restaurant
19:00 - 21:00
Room: Glassbox
Thursday, 30 May 2024
08:45 Session 6: Training Deliverables and Service and Maintenance Models and Needs
Training Deliverables and Service and Maintenance Models and Needs
08:45 - 10:15
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

08:45 Overview and Key Challenges - Eugenia Wendling

08:50 Training – IAEA Perspective - May Abdel-Wahab

08:55 CERN Training Resources and Collaborations - Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

09:00 Training – KHCC Perspective - Jamal Khader

09:05 Facilitated Discussion – Training Needs - Eugenia Wendling

09:20 Service and Maintenance – ITAR CDR - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))

09:35 Facilitated Discussion – Service and Maintenance - Mauro Carrara (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

09:45 Service and Maintenance from the LMIC Perspective - Salwa Boutayeb

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

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

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

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

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

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

12:25 Session Summary and Next Steps - Donna O'Brien (ICEC)
12:30 Sandwich Lunch
Sandwich Lunch
12:30 - 13:15
Room: 40
13:15 Session 8: General Input from the Stakeholders
General Input from the Stakeholders
13:15 - 14:30
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

13:30 Feedback from Participants

14:00 Ongoing, Continued Input and Involvement of LMICs
14:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:30 - 15:00
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
15:00 Session 9: Closing Session
Closing Session
15:00 - 16:00
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
Contributions

15:00 Session Summaries and Next Steps for Each Pillar - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Rajesh Jena (Univeristy of Cambridge) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

15:30 Future Workshops - Donna O'Brien (ICEC) Steinar Stapnes (CERN)

15:40 Beyond this Current STELLA Project - Benjamin Frisch (CERN) Donna O'Brien (ICEC)
16:00 Session 10: Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
16:00 - 16:15
Room: 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr