Sapphire Workshop: Ghana

from Monday, 13 April 2026 (09:00) to Saturday, 18 April 2026 (17:00)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
13 Apr 2026
14 Apr 2026
15 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026
17 Apr 2026
18 Apr 2026
AM
09:00 Introduction - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB)) Francis Hasford  
10:00 Clinical guide to Radiotherapy - Dr Hannah Naa Gogwe Ayettey Anie  
11:00 Intro to medical Linacs - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
09:00 Electron guns and Servo's - Dr Marco Carlone  
10:00 RF Sources - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
11:00 Modulators and Electrical - Mr John Ikede  
09:00 Beam Steering - Robert James James Apsimon (Lancaster University (GB))  
10:00 Radiation Transport in Matter - Robert James James Apsimon (Lancaster University (GB))  
11:00 Dosimetry - Prof. Eric Addison  
09:00 Imaging in Radiotherapy - Sonwabile Ngcezu  
10:00 Elekta Machines - John Ikede  
09:00 Varian Machines - Torsten Liebig  
09:00 Korle Bu Teaching Hospital  
PM
12:00 RF accelerators - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
14:00 Beamloading - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
15:00 Practicals (SIMAC) - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
12:00 Student Introductions  
14:00 Practicals (Simac RF Sources and Modulators) - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
12:00 Radiation Shielding and Safety - Eric Addison  
14:00 New advances in Radiotherapy - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))  
14:30 Practicals (Simac Beam Steering and Collimation) - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
12:00 QA on Linacs - Samuel Tagoe  
15:00 Tour of GAEC  
12:00 Comparisson of kV and MV imaging - Taofeeq Ige  
13:00 Practicals (Simac) - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))  
13:30 Closing - Manjit Dosanjh (University of Oxford (GB))