Name: Topical course on Medical Accelerators, 15-26 June 2026, Jurmala, Latvia
Start: 2026-06-15T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-26T21:00:00+02:00
Location: No location set

Topical course on Medical Accelerators, 15-26 June 2026, Jurmala, Latvia

from Monday, 15 June 2026 (08:30) to Friday, 26 June 2026 (21:00)

Sunday, 14 June 2026
Monday, 15 June 2026

08:30 Arrival day and Registration
Arrival day and Registration
08:30 - 21:00
Tuesday, 16 June 2026

08:30 Opening
Opening
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 Introduction of accelerators - Frank Tecker (CERN)
Introduction of accelerators
- Frank Tecker (CERN)
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Use of Accelerators in Medicine - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))
Use of Accelerators in Medicine
- Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Clinical specifications - particle therapy - Felipe Calvo
Clinical specifications - particle therapy
- Felipe Calvo
13:45 - 14:45
14:55 Interaction of particles with matter and targets - Danas Ridikas
Interaction of particles with matter and targets
- Danas Ridikas
14:55 - 16:00
16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 Conventional X-ray therapy - Erika Korobeinikova
Conventional X-ray therapy
- Erika Korobeinikova
16:30 - 17:30
17:45 1 slide 1 minute
1 slide 1 minute
17:45 - 18:45

18:45 Welcome reception
Welcome reception
18:45 - 20:00

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
08:30 Clinical specifications - nuclear medicine - Bart Cornelissen
Clinical specifications - nuclear medicine
- Bart Cornelissen
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 Radiobiology, RBE, dose - Peter van Luijk
Radiobiology, RBE, dose
- Peter van Luijk
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Case study Intro - Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
Case study Intro
- Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Sources for medical accelerators - Nadia Gambino
Sources for medical accelerators
- Nadia Gambino
13:45 - 14:45
14:55 Linacs for medicine: protons, ions, electrons - Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
Linacs for medicine: protons, ions, electrons
- Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
14:55 - 16:00
16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 Future trends in radiation therapy - Felipe Calvo
Future trends in radiation therapy
- Felipe Calvo
16:30 - 17:30
17:45 Poster session
Poster session
17:45 - 20:00

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Thursday, 18 June 2026
08:30 Dose delivery commissioning and verification - Abdallah Qubala
Dose delivery commissioning and verification
- Abdallah Qubala
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 Synchrotrons I - Elena Benedetto (Foundation Tera-Care (CH))
Synchrotrons I
- Elena Benedetto (Foundation Tera-Care (CH))
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Quality Assurance - detectors, devices for beam characteristics - Markus Stock
Quality Assurance - detectors, devices for beam characteristics
- Markus Stock
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45

13:45 Free / Visit
Free / Visit
13:45 - 20:00

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Friday, 19 June 2026
08:30 Cyclotrons - Alexander Gerbershagen (PARTREC, UMCG, University of Groningen (NL))
Cyclotrons
- Alexander Gerbershagen (PARTREC, UMCG, University of Groningen (NL))
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 Patient positioning and verification systems - Markus Stock
Patient positioning and verification systems
- Markus Stock
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Synchrotrons II - Elena Benedetto (Foundation Tera-Care (CH))
Synchrotrons II
- Elena Benedetto (Foundation Tera-Care (CH))
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Technologies for acceleratos - Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
Technologies for acceleratos
- Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)
13:45 - 14:45
14:55 Round table - Linacs, Cyclotrons, Synchrotrons in particle therapy and isotope production
Round table - Linacs, Cyclotrons, Synchrotrons in particle therapy and isotope production
14:55 - 16:00

16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30

16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers
Case study discussion with lecturers
16:30 - 17:30

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Saturday, 20 June 2026
08:30 Beam lines and degraders - Alexander Gerbershagen (PARTREC, UMCG, University of Groningen (NL))
Beam lines and degraders
- Alexander Gerbershagen (PARTREC, UMCG, University of Groningen (NL))
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 Gantries - Marco Giuseppe Pullia
Gantries
- Marco Giuseppe Pullia
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Control systems for medical accelerator facilities - Mark Plesko (Cosylab)
Control systems for medical accelerator facilities
- Mark Plesko (Cosylab)
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Integration, operation and risk management in a medical accelerator facility - Alberto Degiovanni (CERN)
Integration, operation and risk management in a medical accelerator facility
- Alberto Degiovanni (CERN)
13:45 - 14:45
14:55 Boron neutron capture therapy - Saverio Altieri
Boron neutron capture therapy
- Saverio Altieri
14:55 - 16:00
16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30

16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers
Case study discussion with lecturers
16:30 - 17:30

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00

Sunday, 21 June 2026

08:30 Excursion
Excursion
08:30 - 20:00

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Monday, 22 June 2026
08:30 Imaging (for hadron therapy and radioisotopes) - Joao Seco
Imaging (for hadron therapy and radioisotopes)
- Joao Seco
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 Treatment planning + patient selection - Richard Amos
Treatment planning + patient selection
- Richard Amos
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 FLASH therapy - Marie-Catherine Vozenin
FLASH therapy
- Marie-Catherine Vozenin
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Mini Beams, partial irradiation - Yolanda Prezado
Mini Beams, partial irradiation
- Yolanda Prezado
13:45 - 14:45
14:55 Targets, Radioisotope Production, radiochemistry I - Thierry Stora (CERN)
Targets, Radioisotope Production, radiochemistry I
- Thierry Stora (CERN)
14:55 - 16:00
16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30

16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers
Case study discussion with lecturers
16:30 - 17:30

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
08:30 Targets, Radioisotope Production, radiochemistry II - Thierry Stora (CERN)
Targets, Radioisotope Production, radiochemistry II
- Thierry Stora (CERN)
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 Certification I (legal, industrial aspects) - Caterina Brusasco
Certification I (legal, industrial aspects)
- Caterina Brusasco
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Future Accelerator Trends - Rasmus Ischebeck (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Future Accelerator Trends
- Rasmus Ischebeck (Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Special applications of SC magnets - Enrico Felcini (CNAO)
Special applications of SC magnets
- Enrico Felcini (CNAO)
13:45 - 14:45
14:55 Certification II (legal, industrial aspects) - Caterina Brusasco
Certification II (legal, industrial aspects)
- Caterina Brusasco
14:55 - 16:00
16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30

16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers
Case study discussion with lecturers
16:30 - 17:30

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00

21:00 Cinema event
Cinema event
21:00 - 23:00
Wednesday, 24 June 2026

08:30 Case study presentation preparation
Case study presentation preparation
08:30 - 12:15

12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Mixed Ion Beams - Elisabeth Renner (Technische Universität Wien (AT))
Mixed Ion Beams
- Elisabeth Renner (Technische Universität Wien (AT))
13:45 - 14:45
14:55 Emerging Accelerator Technologies - Toms Torims (CERN)
Emerging Accelerator Technologies
- Toms Torims (CERN)
14:55 - 16:00
16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Thursday, 25 June 2026
08:30 Radiation protection for medical accelerators and radionuclides - Saverio Braccini
Radiation protection for medical accelerators and radionuclides
- Saverio Braccini
08:30 - 09:30
09:40 AI application for medical accelerators - accelerator side - Adnan GHRIBI
AI application for medical accelerators - accelerator side
- Adnan GHRIBI
09:40 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 AI application for medical accelerators - medical side - arnold pompos (UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX)
AI application for medical accelerators - medical side
- arnold pompos (UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX)
11:10 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:45

13:45 Case study presentations
Case study presentations
13:45 - 14:45

14:55 Case study presentations
Case study presentations
14:55 - 16:00

16:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 Closing - Frank Tecker (CERN)
Closing
- Frank Tecker (CERN)
16:30 - 17:30
20:00 Gala dinner
Gala dinner
20:00 - 22:00
Friday, 26 June 2026

08:30 Departure Day
Departure Day
08:30 - 21:00

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