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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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  1. 35. Welcome to Botswana
    Dr DPS MOH Dr Morrison Sinvula, Prof. Prof. Doreen Masire ((Acting Dean))
    20/03/2019, 13:00
  2. 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
  3. 36. Radiation Therapy Treatment Techniques and Treatment Planning Systems
    Jake Van Dyk
    20/03/2019, 13:30
  4. 3. Medical physicists
    Remi Makufa
    20/03/2019, 13:45
  5. 4. Medical physicist
    Taofeeq Ige
    20/03/2019, 14:00
  6. 40. Radiographer or radiotherapy technician
    Linnet Nhari
    20/03/2019, 14:15
  7. 41. Radiation Oncologist
    Memory Nsingo
    20/03/2019, 14:30
  8. 42. Radiation Oncologist
    Hellen Makwani
    20/03/2019, 14:45
  9. 5. Summary of the key challenges from previous global survey
    Jamal Khader
    20/03/2019, 15:00
  10. 6. Open Discussion: : Opportunity for other ODA participants to contribute and a recapitulation of the challenges and potential solutions
    20/03/2019, 15:45
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 11. Opportunities to Improve the Performance of RTT Systems with New Technologies
    Marco Carlone
    20/03/2019, 17:10
  14. 12. Open Discussion
    20/03/2019, 17:30
  15. 13. Tour of three facilities and their respective oncology departments.
    21/03/2019, 08:30
  16. 14. Introduction
    Hubert Foy, Jake Van Dyk, Peter Mcintosh
    21/03/2019, 12:55
  17. 43. Overview of STFC-funded projects
    Charlotte Jamieson
    21/03/2019, 13:00
  18. 44. RTT System Overview: From Source to Patient
    Jake Van Dyk
    21/03/2019, 13:15
  19. 45. Electron Gun for Radiotherapy Treatment (RTT) System
    Deepa ANGAL-KALININ (STFC)
    21/03/2019, 13:30
  20. 46. New RF accelerating structures and dynamics for radiotherapy in challenging environments
    Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))
    21/03/2019, 13:45
  21. 47. RF Sources
    Ivan Konoplev (University of Oxford)
    21/03/2019, 14:00
  22. 48. Current and future directions in the dosimetry and real-time verification of intensity modulated radiotherapy
    Richard Hugtenburg (S)
    21/03/2019, 14:15
  23. 49. Beam delivery
    Adam Steinberg
    21/03/2019, 14:30
  24. 50. Cloud technology as a mechanism for radiotherapy peer review
    Ajay Aggarwal
    21/03/2019, 14:45
  25. 51. Future direction, priorities, development plans - open discussion
    21/03/2019, 15:20
  26. 37. Chartrounds: An Established Mentoring Network that Works
    surbhi grover (University of Pennsylvania)
    21/03/2019, 15:45
  27. 38. Installation of radiotherapy systems in smaller hospitals in rural settings and the operational challenges this brings
    Marco Carlone
    21/03/2019, 16:00
  28. 39. Addressing the Need for Medical Physics Education
    Jake Van Dyk
    21/03/2019, 16:15
  29. 53. Establishing a national medical physics training programme in Zimbabwe
    Godfrey Azangwe
    21/03/2019, 16:30
  30. 54. Proposal for Technical Support for Radiotherapy in West African Countries
    Hubert Foy
    21/03/2019, 16:45
  31. 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
  32. 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

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  33. 56. Presentation 1: Ghana
    Emmanuel Frempong
    22/03/2019, 10:00
  34. 57. Presentation 2: Nigeria
    Simeon Chinedu Aruah
    22/03/2019, 10:30
  35. 58. Presentation 3: Nepal
    Abish Adhikari (Nepal)
    22/03/2019, 11:00
  36. 59. R&D Areas missing in the present portfolio plus prototyping/testing
    Deepa Angal-Kalinin (Daresbuy Laboratory)
    22/03/2019, 11:30
  37. 60. Integration and Industrial Engineering considerations
    Guido Herrmann
    22/03/2019, 11:50
  38. 61. Possible additional sources of financial support
    Daniel Adams
    22/03/2019, 12:10
  39. 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.

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  40. 52. The importance of networking and future projects
    Peter Mcintosh, Suzie Sheehy (University of Oxford and STFC/ASTeC/RAL)
    22/03/2019, 14:30
  41. 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
  42. 26. Next Steps from STFC’s perspective
    Charlotte Jamieson
    22/03/2019, 15:20
  43. 27. Open Discussion
    22/03/2019, 15:40
  44. 28. Concluding Remarks and Adjournment
    C Norman Coleman, Charlotte Jamieson, Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)
    22/03/2019, 16:20
  45. 29. (STFC 3) Cloud-based Electronic Infrastructure in Support of Linac-based Radiotherapy in Challenging Environments
  46. 15. (STFC1) Linear accelerator simulations for stable and sustainable operation of developing country radiotherapy linear accelerators
  47. 16. (STFC2) Accelerator technology options study
  48. 30. (STFC4) Requirements and permanent magnet studies for LINACS
  49. 31. (STFC5) A modular, integrated electron gun and RF cavity for RTT systems in developing countries
  50. 32. (STFC6) Novel optimization framework for real-time automated radiation therapy
  51. 33. (STFC7) RF power systems and optimised RF structures for electron beam acceleration
  52. 34. (STFC8) New approaches to the design of multi-leaf collimators for medical linear accelerators
  53. 18. 21st Century Global Radiotherapy Access in Challenging Environments Network (GRACENet)
  54. 23. Addressing the Need for Medical Physics Education
    Jake Van Dyk
  55. 21. Chartrounds: An Established Mentoring Network that Works
    surbhi grover (University of Pennsylvania)
  56. 17. Global Challenges Research Fund Accelerator Design Study (GCRF-ADS)
  57. 22. Installation of radiotherapy systems in smaller hospitals in rural settings and the operational challenges this brings
    Marco Carlone
  58. 10. Major Subsystems of Current Medical Linear Accelerators and their Shortfalls
  59. 1. Presentation: Challenges and Solutions in Radiotherapy Treatment in ODA countries (3 of 3)
    Emmanuel Frempong (Ghana)
  60. 24. Proposal for Technical Support for Radiotherapy in West African Countries
    Hubert Foy
  61. 9. Radiation Therapy Treatment Techniques and Treatment Planning Systems
  62. 20. Short presentations followed by discussion