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)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
15 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026
18 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026
21 Jun 2026
22 Jun 2026
23 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026
AM
08:30 --- Arrival day and Registration ---
08:30 Opening  
09:40 Introduction of accelerators - Frank Tecker (CERN)  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 Use of Accelerators in Medicine - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))  
08:30 Clinical specifications - nuclear medicine - Bart Cornelissen  
09:40 Radiobiology, RBE, dose - Peter van Luijk  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 Case study Intro - Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)  
08:30 Dose delivery commissioning and verification - Abdallah Qubala  
09:40 Synchrotrons I - Elena Benedetto (Foundation Tera-Care (CH))  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 Quality Assurance - detectors, devices for beam characteristics - Markus Stock  
08:30 Cyclotrons - Alexander Gerbershagen (PARTREC, UMCG, University of Groningen (NL))  
09:40 Patient positioning and verification systems - Markus Stock  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 Synchrotrons II - Elena Benedetto (Foundation Tera-Care (CH))  
08:30 Beam lines and degraders - Alexander Gerbershagen (PARTREC, UMCG, University of Groningen (NL))  
09:40 Gantries - Dr Marco Giuseppe Pullia  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 Control systems for medical accelerator facilities - Mark Plesko (Cosylab)  
08:30 --- Excursion ---
08:30 Imaging (for hadron therapy and radioisotopes) - Joao Seco  
09:40 Treatment planning + patient selection - Richard Amos  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 FLASH therapy - Marie-Catherine Vozenin  
08:30 Targets, Radioisotope Production, radiochemistry II - Thierry Stora (CERN)  
09:40 Certification I (legal, industrial aspects) - Caterina Brusasco  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 Future Accelerator Trends - Dr Rasmus Ischebeck (Paul Scherrer Institut)  
08:30 Case study presentation preparation  
08:30 Radiation protection for medical accelerators and radionuclides - Saverio Braccini  
09:40 AI application for medical accelerators - accelerator side - Adnan GHRIBI Adnan Ghribi (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))  
10:40 --- Coffee break ---
11:10 AI application for medical accelerators - medical side - arnold pompos (UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX)  
08:30 --- Departure Day ---
PM
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Clinical specifications - particle therapy - Felipe Calvo  
14:55 Interaction of particles with matter and targets - Danas Ridikas  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Conventional X-ray therapy - Laimonas Jaruševičius  
17:45 1 slide 1 minute  
18:45 --- Welcome reception ---
20:00 --- Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Ion Sources for Medical Accelerators - Nadia Gambino  
14:55 Linacs for medicine: protons, ions, electrons - Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Future trends in radiation therapy - Felipe Calvo  
17:45 --- Poster session ---
20:00 --- Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Visit Nucleo and Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital  
20:00 --- Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Technologies for acceleratos - Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)  
14:55 Round table - Linacs, Cyclotrons, Synchrotrons in particle therapy and isotope production  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers  
18:45 Seminar: Improving access to Radiation Therapy in Lower-Middle income countries - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
20:00 --- Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Integration, operation and risk management in a medical accelerator facility - Alberto Degiovanni (CERN)  
14:55 Accelerators for boron neutron capture therapy - Saverio Altieri  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers  
18:45 Entertainment Seminar: Latvian traditions during the solstice period - Linda Zonne-Zumberg  
20:00 --- Dinner ---
20:00 --- Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Mini Beams, partial irradiation - Yolanda Prezado  
14:55 Targets, Radioisotope Production, radiochemistry I - Thierry Stora (CERN)  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers  
20:00 --- Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Special applications of SC magnets - Enrico Felcini (CNAO)  
14:55 Certification II (legal, industrial aspects) - Caterina Brusasco  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Case study discussion with lecturers  
20:00 --- Dinner ---
21:00 --- Cinema event ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Mixed Ion Beams - Elisabeth Renner (Technische Universität Wien (AT))  
14:55 Emerging Accelerator Technologies - Dr Toms Torims (CERN)  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Seminar: The Advanced Particle Therapy Center for the Baltic States - Dr Brigita Abakevičienė  
20:00 --- Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Case study presentations  
14:55 Case study presentations  
16:00 --- Coffee break ---
16:30 Closing - Frank Tecker (CERN)  
20:00 --- Gala dinner ---