HITRIplus Project Meeting and Hadrontherapy Workshop - From Innovation to Implementation

Europe/Berlin
Science and Technology Park of Montenegro

Science and Technology Park of Montenegro

Naučno-tehnološki park Crne Gore BULEVAR MIHAILA LALICA BB 81000 Podgorica Montenegro
Sandro Rossi (Fondazione CNAO)
Description

It is our great pleasure to announce the upcoming 2025 HITRIplus Project Meeting and Workshop, hosted by SEEIIST Association and Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation of Montenegro, at the Science and Technology Park of Montenegro in Podgorica,  on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25 2025.

The event will be hybrid, however you are encouraged to participate in person: it will be an excellent opportunity to forge meaningful connections with experts and peers in the dynamic field of particle therapy, covering topics focusing on both clinical experience and advances in accelerator technology. Gain fresh insights, share your expertise, and contribute to the advancement of the HITRIplus Project and hadrontherapy in the SEE countries!

Please find below detailed information regarding logistics and accommodation in Podgorica.

Registration
Participants
Participants
  • Aleksandra Jesionowska
  • Andrea Mairani
  • Andreas Peters
  • Andris Ratkus
  • Angelica Facoetti
  • Carola Luetgendorf-Caucig
  • Chiara Marazzi
  • Dominik Perusko
  • Fatjona Kraja
  • Francesca Colombo
  • Frederick BORDRY
  • Immanuel Gfall
  • Konrad Lehmann
  • Lennart Volz
  • Manjit Dosanjh
  • Marco Durante
  • Mark Plesko
  • Maurizio Vretenar
  • Milos Dordevic
  • Muhammad Shamshad
  • Nicholas Sammut
  • Otilija Keta
  • Pablo Daniel Vallecorsa
  • Peter Gruebling
  • Petya Georgieva
  • Sandro Rossi
  • sofia betto
  • Tanja Eichkorn
  • Vladana Petkovic
  • Walter Tinganelli
  • yiota foka
    • 1
      Participants' Registration

      Finger food and refreshments

    • 2
      Welcoming remarks from the host and organizers
    • 3
      HADRONTHERAPY OVERVIEW
      Speaker: Moderators TBD
      • a) Historic and scientific evolution of Hadron Therapy
        Speaker: Ugo Amaldi (Tera-Care)
      • b) Future Vision and Radiobiology
        Speaker: Marco Durante (GSI)
      • c) The SEEIIST Project
        Speaker: Peter Grubling (SEEIIST)
      • d) HITRIplus Project Overview
        Speaker: Sandro Rossi (CNAO)
      • e) The IAEA Program
        Speaker: Sotirious Charisopoulos (IAEA)
    • 16:10
      Coffee Break
    • 4
      LOCAL ORGANIZERS SESSION
      Speaker: Moderators TBD
    • 5
      CONCLUDING REMARKS
    • 20:00
      Social Dinner
  • Tuesday 25 March
    • 6
      CLINICAL EXPERIENCE SESSION
      Speaker: Moderators TBD
      • a) Particle therapy clinical evidence
        Speaker: Damien Weber
      • b) Particle therapy experience on Sarcoma and Chordoma
        Speaker: Piero Fossati (MedAustron)
      • c) Particle therapy experience on Central Nervous System tumors
        Speaker: Tanja Eichkorn (HIT)
      • d) Particle therapy experience on Pediatric patients
        Speaker: Francesca Colombo (CNAO)
      • e) Particle therapy experience on Head and Neck Cancers
        Speaker: Fabian Eberle (MIT)
      • f) Reirradiations with particle therapy
        Speaker: Viviana Vitolo (CNAO)
      • g) Clinical Dosimetry and Quality assurance in hadron therapy
        Speaker: Markus Stock (MedAustron)
      • h) Image guidance in Particle Therapy
        Speaker: TBC TBC
      • i) The role of control system software in novel hadrontherapy workflows
        Speaker: Dominik Perusko (COSYLAB)
      • j) General Discussion
    • 11:10
      Coffee Break
    • 7
      FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN HADRONTHERAPY - CLINIC
      Speaker: Moderators TBD
      • a) Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Particle Therapy
        Speaker: Lennart Volz (GSI)
      • b) New ion species
        Speaker: Andrea Mairani (HIT)
      • c) Upright patient positioning – renewed interest in a promising paradigm for particle therapy
        Speaker: Lennart Volz (GSI)
      • d) Minibeams/partial irradiation
        Speaker: TBC soon
      • e) Is there a role for FLASH in particle radiotherapy?
        Speaker: Walter Tinganelli (GSI)
      • f) General Discussion
    • 13:00
      Lunch Break
    • 8
      FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN HADRONTHERAPY – TECHNOLOGY
      Speaker: Moderators TBD
      • a) Options and perspectives for future ion therapy accelerator designs
        Speaker: Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
      • b) Advancements in Superconducting Magnet Design for Carbon Ion Therapy
        Speaker: Ernesto De Matteis (INFN)
      • c) Radiobiological Dosimetry and QA among the facilities
        Speaker: Ulrike Schoetz (University of Marburg)
      • d) Creating a roadmap for the industrialization of the HITRIplus technologies
        Speaker: Manuela Cirilli (CERN)
      • e) Education and Training of Heavy Ion Therapy Research
        Speaker: Nicholas Sammut (University of Malta)
      • f) Communicating in Hadrontherapy
        Speaker: Yiota Foka (GSI)
      • g) General Discussion
    • 15:45
      Coffee Break
    • 9
      THE EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE
      Speaker: Moderators TBD
      • a) European Registries for oncology
        Speaker: TBC soon
      • b) TBD
        Speaker: Manjit Dosanjh
      • c) EU Programme
        Speaker: Anna Santoro
      • d) General Discussion
    • 10
      ROUND TABLE: INDUSTRY POINT OF VIEW
      Speaker: Mark Plesko (COSYLAB)
    • 11
      CONCLUSION AND TAKE AWAYS
      Speaker: TBC soon