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Accelerating the future: Designing a Robust and Affordable Radiation Therapy Treatment System for Challenging Environments

20–22 Mar 2019
Africa/Gaborone timezone

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35. Welcome to Botswana
Dr DPS MOH Dr Morrison Sinvula, Prof. Prof. Doreen Masire ((Acting Dean))
20/03/2019, 13:00
2. Introduction by CERN, ICEC and STFC (How we got here – the three prior workshops and Objectives of this Workshop)
C Norman Coleman, Charlotte Jamieson, Paul Collier (CERN)
20/03/2019, 13:15
36. Radiation Therapy Treatment Techniques and Treatment Planning Systems
Jake Van Dyk
20/03/2019, 13:30
3. Medical physicists
Remi Makufa
20/03/2019, 13:45
4. Medical physicist
Taofeeq Ige
20/03/2019, 14:00
40. Radiographer or radiotherapy technician
Linnet Nhari
20/03/2019, 14:15
41. Radiation Oncologist
Memory Nsingo
20/03/2019, 14:30
42. Radiation Oncologist
Hellen Makwani
20/03/2019, 14:45
5. Summary of the key challenges from previous global survey
Jamal Khader
20/03/2019, 15:00
6. Open Discussion: : Opportunity for other ODA participants to contribute and a recapitulation of the challenges and potential solutions
20/03/2019, 15:45
7. Overview of the “Novel LINAC/RTT Initiative and how it is trying to address the specific challenges raised by ODA and questionnaire
C Norman Coleman
20/03/2019, 16:30
8. Outlining the main outputs after the original meetings and how we are seeking to address particular challenges
Peter Mcintosh
20/03/2019, 16:50
11. Opportunities to Improve the Performance of RTT Systems with New Technologies
Marco Carlone
20/03/2019, 17:10
12. Open Discussion
20/03/2019, 17:30
13. Tour of three facilities and their respective oncology departments.
21/03/2019, 08:30
14. Introduction
Hubert Foy, Jake Van Dyk, Peter Mcintosh
21/03/2019, 12:55
43. Overview of STFC-funded projects
Charlotte Jamieson
21/03/2019, 13:00
44. RTT System Overview: From Source to Patient
Jake Van Dyk
21/03/2019, 13:15
45. Electron Gun for Radiotherapy Treatment (RTT) System
Deepa ANGAL-KALININ (STFC)
21/03/2019, 13:30
46. New RF accelerating structures and dynamics for radiotherapy in challenging environments
Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))
21/03/2019, 13:45
47. RF Sources
Ivan Konoplev (University of Oxford)
21/03/2019, 14:00
48. Current and future directions in the dosimetry and real-time verification of intensity modulated radiotherapy
Richard Hugtenburg (S)
21/03/2019, 14:15
49. Beam delivery
Adam Steinberg
21/03/2019, 14:30
50. Cloud technology as a mechanism for radiotherapy peer review
Ajay Aggarwal
21/03/2019, 14:45
51. Future direction, priorities, development plans - open discussion
21/03/2019, 15:20
37. Chartrounds: An Established Mentoring Network that Works
surbhi grover (University of Pennsylvania)
21/03/2019, 15:45
38. Installation of radiotherapy systems in smaller hospitals in rural settings and the operational challenges this brings
Marco Carlone
21/03/2019, 16:00
39. Addressing the Need for Medical Physics Education
Jake Van Dyk
21/03/2019, 16:15
53. Establishing a national medical physics training programme in Zimbabwe
Godfrey Azangwe
21/03/2019, 16:30
54. Proposal for Technical Support for Radiotherapy in West African Countries
Hubert Foy
21/03/2019, 16:45
55. Failure Mode Studies: Using Data to Identify and Solve Problems: Major Subsystems of Current Medical Linear Accelerators and their shortfalls
Laurence Matthew Wroe (University of Oxford (GB)), Remi Makufa
21/03/2019, 17:00
19. Convening panel
22/03/2019, 08:00

Expert Panel from ODA countries:
Radiation oncologist: Emmanuel Frempong
Radiation oncologist: Memory Nsingo
Medical physicist: Ejidio Ngigi
Director of a hospital institution: Thato Moumakwa
Representative from government: Daniel Adams
56. Presentation 1: Ghana
Emmanuel Frempong
22/03/2019, 10:00
57. Presentation 2: Nigeria
Simeon Chinedu Aruah
22/03/2019, 10:30
58. Presentation 3: Nepal
Abish Adhikari (Nepal)
22/03/2019, 11:00
59. R&D Areas missing in the present portfolio plus prototyping/testing
Deepa Angal-Kalinin (Daresbuy Laboratory)
22/03/2019, 11:30
60. Integration and Industrial Engineering considerations
Guido Herrmann
22/03/2019, 11:50
61. Possible additional sources of financial support
Daniel Adams
22/03/2019, 12:10
62. Developing a common approach to Intellectual Property & Collaboration
22/03/2019, 12:30

A Discussion animated by a series of, 2-slide contributions from the following: STFC, UK-Uni, ICEC, iThemba, CERN.
52. The importance of networking and future projects
Peter Mcintosh, Suzie Sheehy (University of Oxford and STFC/ASTeC/RAL)
22/03/2019, 14:30
25. ICEC Perspective: How the effort embodied by this workshop will improve the care of patients with cancer in UICs as well as LMICs
C Norman Coleman
22/03/2019, 15:00
26. Next Steps from STFC’s perspective
Charlotte Jamieson
22/03/2019, 15:20
27. Open Discussion
22/03/2019, 15:40
28. Concluding Remarks and Adjournment
C Norman Coleman, Charlotte Jamieson, Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)
22/03/2019, 16:20
29. (STFC 3) Cloud-based Electronic Infrastructure in Support of Linac-based Radiotherapy in Challenging Environments
15. (STFC1) Linear accelerator simulations for stable and sustainable operation of developing country radiotherapy linear accelerators
16. (STFC2) Accelerator technology options study
30. (STFC4) Requirements and permanent magnet studies for LINACS
31. (STFC5) A modular, integrated electron gun and RF cavity for RTT systems in developing countries
32. (STFC6) Novel optimization framework for real-time automated radiation therapy
33. (STFC7) RF power systems and optimised RF structures for electron beam acceleration
34. (STFC8) New approaches to the design of multi-leaf collimators for medical linear accelerators
18. 21st Century Global Radiotherapy Access in Challenging Environments Network (GRACENet)
23. Addressing the Need for Medical Physics Education
Jake Van Dyk
21. Chartrounds: An Established Mentoring Network that Works
surbhi grover (University of Pennsylvania)
17. Global Challenges Research Fund Accelerator Design Study (GCRF-ADS)
22. Installation of radiotherapy systems in smaller hospitals in rural settings and the operational challenges this brings
Marco Carlone
10. Major Subsystems of Current Medical Linear Accelerators and their Shortfalls
1. Presentation: Challenges and Solutions in Radiotherapy Treatment in ODA countries (3 of 3)
Emmanuel Frempong (Ghana)
24. Proposal for Technical Support for Radiotherapy in West African Countries
Hubert Foy
9. Radiation Therapy Treatment Techniques and Treatment Planning Systems
20. Short presentations followed by discussion
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