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CERN-ICEC-STFC Burying the Complexity: Re-Engineering for the Next Generation of Medical Linear Accelerators for Use in Challenging Environments

from Wednesday 21 March 2018 (15:00) to Friday 23 March 2018 (18:00)
Park Royal Hotel

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
21 Mar 2018
22 Mar 2018
23 Mar 2018
AM
08:30 --- Coffee and Registration ---
09:00
Session 1 (until 10:30) ()
09:00 Welcome and Introductions - Charlotte Jamieson   ()
09:05 Overview of “Novel Linac” Project and How it Fits within the Complex System of Global Cancer Care - Manjit Dosanjh (CERN) C Norman Coleman   ()
09:30 Challenges in Treating Patients with Cancer in Botswana and Recommendations/Visions for the Future - Surbhi Grover   ()
09:45 Challenges in Treating Patients with Cancer in Kenya and Recommendations/Visions for the Future - Ejidio Ngigi   ()
10:00 Discussion: Short- and Long-term Strategies to Achieve Goals for the Treatment of Patients with Cancer in ODA Countries - Simeon Chinedu Aruah   ()
10:20 Goals of this workshop - Charlotte Jamieson   ()
10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
11:00
Session 2 (until 12:30) ()
11:00 Overview of Technology Options Study - Peter Mcintosh   ()
11:15 RTT Platform specification assesment - Robert James Apsimon (Lancaster University (GB))   ()
11:35 ODA country operation perspectives - Hubert Foy   ()
11:50 Preliminary technology option data capture - Graeme Burt (Lancaster University)   ()
12:10 Discussion   ()
08:30 --- Coffee or Tea ---
09:00
Session 6 (until 10:30) ()
09:00 Re-cap of Sessions 2-5: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go - Peter Ratoff (Lancaster University) Walter Wuensch (CERN) Jake Van Dyk   ()
10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
11:00
Session 7 (until 12:00) ()
11:00 Cloud-based Electronic Infrastructure in Support of Linac-based Radiotherapy in Challenging Environments - Jatinder Palta Ajay Aggarwal Aggarwal   ()
PM
15:00 Tour of Daresbury Laboratory   ()
19:00 --- Evening Reception ---
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
Session 3 (until 14:30) ()
13:30 Robust Permanent Magnet Beam Delivery Systems for Medical Radiotherapy Linacs - Ivan Konoplev (University of Oxford) Suzie Sheehy (University of Oxford and STFC/ASTeC/RAL)   ()
14:30
Session 4 (until 15:30) ()
14:30 RF Power Systems and Optimized RF Structures for Electron Beam Acceleration - Suzie Sheehy (University of Oxford and STFC/ASTeC/RAL) Ivan Konoplev (University of Oxford)   ()
15:30 --- Coffee Break ---
16:00
Session 5 (until 17:30) ()
16:00 Linear Accelerator Simulations for Stable and Sustainable Operation of Developing Country Radiotherapy Linear Accelerators - Stewart Takashi Boogert (Royal Holloway, University of London) Marco Carlone   ()
19:00 --- Dinner ---
12:00 --- Lunch ---
13:00
Session 8 (until 15:30) ()
13:00 Re-engineering for the Next Generation of Medical Linear Accelerators (Co-moderators: Paul Collier, David Jaffray, Ceferino Obcemea and Andy Wolski) - David Jaffray Ceferino Obcemea Paul Collier (CERN) Andy Wolski   ()
15:30
Session 9 (until 16:00) ()
15:30 Reflections on the Workshop and Further Visions for Treatment of Patients with Cancer in ODA Countries – ODA Representatives - Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)   ()
16:00 Next Steps, Concluding Remarks and Adjournment - Charlotte Jamieson Manjit Dosanjh (CERN) C Norman Coleman   ()
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