Name: Accelerating the future: Designing a Robust and Affordable Radiation Therapy Treatment System for Challenging Environments
Start: 2019-03-20T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2019-03-22T18:00:00+02:00
Location: No location set

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

from Wednesday 20 March 2019 (09:00) to Friday 22 March 2019 (18:00)

Monday 18 March 2019
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Wednesday 20 March 2019
13:00 Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
13:00 - 13:45
Contributions

13:00 Welcome to Botswana - DPS MOH Dr Morrison Sinvula Prof. Doreen Masire ((Acting Dean))

13:15 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)

13:30 Radiation Therapy Treatment Techniques and Treatment Planning Systems - Jake Van Dyk
13:45 Challenges Experienced by Physicians, Medical Physicists, and Staff in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer in Challenging Environments
Challenges Experienced by Physicians, Medical Physicists, and Staff in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer in Challenging Environments
13:45 - 16:30
Contributions

13:45 Medical physicists - Remi Makufa

14:00 Medical physicist - Taofeeq Ige

14:15 Radiographer or radiotherapy technician - Linnet Nhari

14:30 Radiation Oncologist - Memory Nsingo

14:45 Radiation Oncologist - Hellen Makwani

15:00 Summary of the key challenges from previous global survey - Jamal Khader

15:45 Open Discussion: : Opportunity for other ODA participants to contribute and a recapitulation of the challenges and potential solutions
16:30 A Novel Technical Approach to the Delivery of Radiation Therapy
A Novel Technical Approach to the Delivery of Radiation Therapy
16:30 - 18:00
Contributions

16:30 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

16:50 Outlining the main outputs after the original meetings and how we are seeking to address particular challenges - Peter Mcintosh

17:10 Opportunities to Improve the Performance of RTT Systems with New Technologies - Marco Carlone

17:30 Open Discussion
19:00 Reception: Avani Resort & Casino
Reception: Avani Resort & Casino
19:00 - 21:00
Thursday 21 March 2019

08:00 Coffee and Refreshments
Coffee and Refreshments
08:00 - 08:30

08:30 Tour of three facilities and their respective oncology departments.
Tour of three facilities and their respective oncology departments.
08:30 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 12:55
12:55 Levers for Change and Recommendations for Additional R&D
Levers for Change and Recommendations for Additional R&D
12:55 - 15:45
Contributions

12:55 Introduction - Hubert Foy Jake Van Dyk Peter Mcintosh

13:00 Overview of STFC-funded projects - Charlotte Jamieson

13:15 RTT System Overview: From Source to Patient - Jake Van Dyk

13:30 Electron Gun for Radiotherapy Treatment (RTT) System - Deepa ANGAL-KALININ (STFC)

13:45 New RF accelerating structures and dynamics for radiotherapy in challenging environments - Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))

14:00 RF Sources - Ivan Konoplev (University of Oxford)

14:15 Current and future directions in the dosimetry and real-time verification of intensity modulated radiotherapy - Richard Hugtenburg (S)

14:30 Beam delivery - Adam Steinberg

14:45 Cloud technology as a mechanism for radiotherapy peer review - Ajay Aggarwal

15:20 Future direction, priorities, development plans - open discussion
15:45 Addressing the Need for Education, Training, Mentoring and Technical Support in Challenging Environments
Addressing the Need for Education, Training, Mentoring and Technical Support in Challenging Environments
15:45 - 17:00
Contributions

15:45 Chartrounds: An Established Mentoring Network that Works - surbhi grover (University of Pennsylvania)

16:00 Installation of radiotherapy systems in smaller hospitals in rural settings and the operational challenges this brings - Marco Carlone

16:15 Addressing the Need for Medical Physics Education - Jake Van Dyk

16:30 Establishing a national medical physics training programme in Zimbabwe - Godfrey Azangwe

16:45 Proposal for Technical Support for Radiotherapy in West African Countries - Hubert Foy
17:00 Failure Mode Studies: Using Data to Identify and Solve Problems: Major Subsystems of Current Medical Linear Accelerators and their shortfalls - Remi Makufa Laurence Matthew Wroe (University of Oxford (GB))
Failure Mode Studies: Using Data to Identify and Solve Problems: Major Subsystems of Current Medical Linear Accelerators and their shortfalls
- Remi Makufa
- Laurence Matthew Wroe (University of Oxford (GB))
17:00 - 17:30
19:00 Reception: Avani Resort & Casino
Reception: Avani Resort & Casino
19:00 - 21:00
Friday 22 March 2019
08:00 Barriers to Progress and Recommendations for Future Direction
Barriers to Progress and Recommendations for Future Direction
08:00 - 09:30
Contributions

08:00 Convening panel
09:30 Coffee and Refreshments
Coffee and Refreshments
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Challenges and Solutions in Radiotherapy Treatment in ODA countries.
Challenges and Solutions in Radiotherapy Treatment in ODA countries.
10:00 - 11:30
Contributions

10:00 Presentation 1: Ghana - Emmanuel Frempong

10:30 Presentation 2: Nigeria - Simeon Chinedu Aruah

11:00 Presentation 3: Nepal - Abish Adhikari (Nepal)
11:30 An Initial Response to Session 6: How Close are we? Where do we go from here? Next steps in integrating the RTT system and options for further development?
An Initial Response to Session 6: How Close are we? Where do we go from here? Next steps in integrating the RTT system and options for further development?
11:30 - 13:30
Contributions

11:30 R&D Areas missing in the present portfolio plus prototyping/testing - Deepa Angal-Kalinin (Daresbuy Laboratory)

11:50 Integration and Industrial Engineering considerations - Guido Herrmann

12:10 Possible additional sources of financial support - Daniel Adams

12:30 Developing a common approach to Intellectual Property & Collaboration
13:30 Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 Next steps and concluding remarks
Next steps and concluding remarks
14:30 - 16:30
Contributions

14:30 The importance of networking and future projects - Peter Mcintosh Suzie Sheehy (University of Oxford and STFC/ASTeC/RAL)

15:00 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

15:20 Next Steps from STFC’s perspective - Charlotte Jamieson

15:40 Open Discussion

16:20 Concluding Remarks and Adjournment - C Norman Coleman Charlotte Jamieson Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)
16:30 Coffee and Networking
Coffee and Networking
16:30 - 17:00

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