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

Session

Session 4

21 Mar 2019, 12:55

Conveners

Session 4: Levers for Change and Recommendations for Additional R&D

• Hubert Foy
• Jake Van Dyk
• Peter Mcintosh

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

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