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Accelerating the future: Designing a Robust and Affordable Radiation Therapy Treatment System for Challenging Environments
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Africa/Gaborone
AVANI Gaborone Hotel & Casino
Private 0016
Gaborone, Botswana
Plot 4727, Chuma Drive
Description
Discussions around the technical challenges that need to be overcome for the development of rational and affordable radiotherapy cancer treatment technology for deployment in challenging environments.
Information about the previous workshops: 7-8 November 2016, 25-27 October 2017 and 21-23 March 2018 (password protected).
The workshop is by invitation only.
Participants
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Session 1: Welcome and IntroductionConveners: Charlotte Jamieson, Surbhi Grover (University of Pennsylvania)
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13:00
Welcome to Botswana 15mSpeakers: Dr DPS MOH Dr Morrison Sinvula, Prof. Prof. Doreen Masire ((Acting Dean))
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13:15
Introduction by CERN, ICEC and STFC (How we got here – the three prior workshops and Objectives of this Workshop) 15mSpeakers: C Norman Coleman, Charlotte Jamieson, Paul Collier (CERN)
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Background and Objectives of this Workshop 15m
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Welcome to Botswana and the Local Scene 10m
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13:30
Radiation Therapy Treatment Techniques and Treatment Planning Systems 15mSpeaker: Jake Van Dyk
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Session 2: Challenges Experienced by Physicians, Medical Physicists, and Staff in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer in Challenging EnvironmentsConveners: Ajay Aggarwal, Tlotlo Ralefala (Radiation Oncologist, Princess Marina Hospital)
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Medical physicists 15mSpeaker: Remi Makufa
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Medical physicist 15mSpeaker: Taofeeq Ige
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Radiographer or radiotherapy technician 15mSpeaker: Linnet Nhari
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Radiation Oncologist 15mSpeaker: Memory Nsingo
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Radiation Oncologist 15mSpeaker: Hellen Makwani
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Summary of the key challenges from previous global survey 15mSpeaker: Jamal Khader
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Coffee break 30m
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15:45
Open Discussion: : Opportunity for other ODA participants to contribute and a recapitulation of the challenges and potential solutions 45m
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Session 3: A Novel Technical Approach to the Delivery of Radiation TherapyConveners: Manjit Dosanjh (CERN), Taofeeq Ige
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Overview of the “Novel LINAC/RTT Initiative and how it is trying to address the specific challenges raised by ODA and questionnaire 20mSpeaker: C Norman Coleman
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Outlining the main outputs after the original meetings and how we are seeking to address particular challenges 20mSpeaker: Peter Mcintosh
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17:10
Opportunities to Improve the Performance of RTT Systems with New Technologies 20mSpeaker: Marco Carlone
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17:30
Open Discussion 30m
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Reception: Avani Resort & Casino 2h
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Coffee and Refreshments 30m
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Tour of three facilities and their respective oncology departments. 3h 30m
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Life Gaborone Private Hospital 1h
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Princess Marina Hospital (Public) 1h
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Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (Public) under construction 1h 30m
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Lunch 55m
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Session 4: Levers for Change and Recommendations for Additional R&DConveners: Hubert Foy, Jake Van Dyk, Peter Mcintosh
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Introduction 5mSpeakers: Hubert Foy, Jake Van Dyk, Peter Mcintosh
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Overview of STFC-funded projects 15mSpeaker: Charlotte Jamieson
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RTT System Overview: From Source to Patient 15mSpeaker: Jake Van Dyk
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Electron Gun for Radiotherapy Treatment (RTT) System 15mSpeaker: Deepa ANGAL-KALININ (STFC)
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New RF accelerating structures and dynamics for radiotherapy in challenging environments 15mSpeaker: Graeme Campbell Burt (Lancaster University (GB))
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RF Sources 15mSpeaker: Ivan Konoplev (University of Oxford)
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Current and future directions in the dosimetry and real-time verification of intensity modulated radiotherapy 15mSpeaker: Richard Hugtenburg (S)
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Beam delivery 15mSpeaker: Adam Steinberg
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Cloud technology as a mechanism for radiotherapy peer review 15mSpeaker: Ajay Aggarwal
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Coffee break 20m
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Future direction, priorities, development plans - open discussion 25m
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Session 5: Addressing the Need for Education, Training, Mentoring and Technical Support in Challenging EnvironmentsConveners: C Norman Coleman, TBC - Uwe Oelfke
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Chartrounds: An Established Mentoring Network that Works 15mSpeaker: surbhi grover (University of Pennsylvania)
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Installation of radiotherapy systems in smaller hospitals in rural settings and the operational challenges this brings 15mSpeaker: Marco Carlone
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Addressing the Need for Medical Physics Education 15mSpeaker: Jake Van Dyk
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Establishing a national medical physics training programme in Zimbabwe 15mSpeaker: Godfrey Azangwe
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Proposal for Technical Support for Radiotherapy in West African Countries 15mSpeaker: Hubert Foy
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Failure Mode Studies: Using Data to Identify and Solve Problems: Major Subsystems of Current Medical Linear Accelerators and their shortfalls 30mSpeakers: Laurence Matthew Wroe (University of Oxford (GB)), Remi Makufa
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Reception: Avani Resort & Casino 2h
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Session 7: Barriers to Progress and Recommendations for Future DirectionConveners: Ajay Aggarwal, Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)
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Convening panel 1h 30m
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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Coffee and Refreshments 30m
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Session 6: Challenges and Solutions in Radiotherapy Treatment in ODA countries.Conveners: Hellen Makwani, Walter Wuensch (CERN)
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Presentation 1: Ghana 30mSpeaker: Emmanuel Frempong
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Presentation 2: Nigeria 30mSpeaker: Simeon Chinedu Aruah
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Session 8: 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?Conveners: Faical Azaiez, Paul Collier (CERN)
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R&D Areas missing in the present portfolio plus prototyping/testing 20mSpeaker: Deepa Angal-Kalinin (Daresbuy Laboratory)
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Integration and Industrial Engineering considerations 20mSpeaker: Guido Herrmann
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Possible additional sources of financial support 20mSpeaker: Daniel Adams
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Developing a common approach to Intellectual Property & Collaboration 1h
A Discussion animated by a series of, 2-slide contributions from the following: STFC, UK-Uni, ICEC, iThemba, CERN.
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Lunch 1h
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Session 9: Next steps and concluding remarks
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The importance of networking and future projects 30mSpeakers: Peter Mcintosh, Suzie Sheehy (University of Oxford and STFC/ASTeC/RAL)
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ICEC Perspective: How the effort embodied by this workshop will improve the care of patients with cancer in UICs as well as LMICs 20mSpeaker: C Norman Coleman
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Next Steps from STFC’s perspective 20mSpeaker: Charlotte Jamieson
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Open Discussion 40m
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Concluding Remarks and Adjournment 10mSpeakers: C Norman Coleman, Charlotte Jamieson, Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)
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Coffee and Networking 30m
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