Workshop on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: Medical Applications

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Monday, 12 November 2007

08:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION Office no. 4 (outside Giambiagi lecture room - lower level 1)
- 08:30 REGISTRATION Office no. 4 (outside Giambiagi lecture room - lower level 1) 1h0'
09:30 - 10:30 Break for Administrative purposes
- 09:30 Break for Administrative purposes 1h0'
10:30 - 10:45 Opening Address
- 10:30 Opening Address 15'
  
  Speaker: WORKSHOP DIRECTORS

10:45 - 11:45 Introduction to nuclear data for medical applications

10:45 Introduction to nuclear data for medical applications 1h0'

Speaker:	S. M. QAIM (Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Julich)
Material:	lecture notes

11:45 - 13:15 What is the accuracy required in RT?
- 11:45 What is the accuracy required in RT? 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. WAMBERSIE (Unité IMRE, Brussels)
13:15 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 13:15 LUNCH 1h15'

14:30 - 16:00 Review of neutron and proton therapy

14:30 Review of neutron and proton therapy 1h30'

Speaker:	D. T. L. JONES (iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator based Science, Somerset West, S. Africa)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:00 MC method in radiation transport, EGSnrc
- 16:30 MC method in radiation transport, EGSnrc 1h30'
  
  Speaker: I. KAWRAKOW (National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa)

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Geant-4 applications to proton RT

09:00 Geant-4 applications to proton RT 1h30'

Speaker:	H. PAGANETTI (Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 BEAMnrc and accelerator modelling (I)

11:00 BEAMnrc and accelerator modelling (I) 1h30'

Speaker:	D. W. O. ROGERS (Carleton University, Ottawa)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'

14:30 - 16:00 BEAMnrc and accelerator modelling II

14:30 BEAMnrc and accelerator modelling II 1h30'

Speaker:	D.W.O. ROGERS (Carleton University, Ottawa)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:00 MC applications to medical physics
- 16:30 MC applications to medical physics 1h30'
  
  Speaker: I. KAWRAKOW
19:00 - 19:00 SMALL RECEPTION

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 19:00 SMALL RECEPTION

Wednesday, 14 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Activation products in proton therapy

Location:

Main Building Main Lecture Hall

09:00 Activation products in proton therapy 1h30'

Speaker:	S. M. QAIM
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 MC techniques in radiation dosimetry (I)

Location:

Main Building Main Lecture Hall

11:00 MC techniques in radiation dosimetry (I) 1h30'

Speaker:	D.W.O. ROGERS (Carleton University, Ottawa)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH

Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'

14:30 - 16:00 Nuclear data impact on proton RT calculations

Location:

Main Building Main Lecture Hall

14:30 Nuclear data impact on proton RT calculations 1h30'

Speaker:	H. PAGANETTI (Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Radiation Oncology, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'

16:30 - 18:00 MC techniques in radiation dosimetry (II)

Location:

Main Building Main Lecture Hall

16:30 MC techniques in radiation dosimetry (II) 1h30'

Speaker:	D. W. O. ROGERS
Material:	lecture notes

Thursday, 15 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Comparative study of various charged particles and of various energy ranges for production of medical radioisotopes
- 09:00 Comparative study of various charged particles and of various energy ranges for production of medical radioisotopes 1h30'
  
  Speaker: F. TARKANYI (Institute for Nuclear Research, Debrecen)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 TOMOTHERAPY: Combining imaging and RT

11:00 TOMOTHERAPY: Combining imaging and RT 1h30'

Speaker:	R. JERAJ (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'

14:30 - 16:00 Future MC applications

14:30 Future MC applications 1h30'

Speaker:	R. JERAJ
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:00 Hadron RT
- 16:30 Hadron RT 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. WAMBERSIE

Friday, 16 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Rationale for ion beams in RT
- 09:00 Rationale for ion beams in RT 1h30'
  
  Speaker: O. JAECKEL (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 RBE impact on particle therapy
- 11:00 RBE impact on particle therapy 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. WAMBERSIE
12:30 - 12:30 GROUP PHOTO

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 12:30 GROUP PHOTO
12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'
14:30 - 16:00 Medical physics aspects of ion beam therapy
- 14:30 Medical physics aspects of ion beam therapy 1h30'
  
  Speaker: O. JAECKEL (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'

16:30 - 18:00 Dosimetry for fast neutron and proton RT

16:30 Dosimetry for fast neutron and proton RT 1h30'

Speaker:	D. T. L. JONES
Material:	lecture notes

Monday, 19 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Nuclear data for PET radionuclides

09:00 Nuclear data for PET radionuclides 1h30'

Speaker:	S. M. QAIM
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 Basics of PET physics
- 11:00 Basics of PET physics 1h30'
  
  Speaker: H. HERZOG (KFA - Institut fuer Medizin, Julich)
12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'
14:30 - 16:00 PET Applications
- 14:30 PET Applications 1h30'
  
  Speaker: H. Herzog
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'

16:30 - 16:30 Proton Therapy (lecture material only)

16:30 Proton Therapy (lecture material only)

Speaker:	A. LOMAX (Paul Scherrer Institut, PSI-Villigen)
Material:	lecture notes

Tuesday, 20 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Nuclear data for non-standard positron emitters

09:00 Nuclear data for non-standard positron emitters 1h30'

Speaker:	S. M. QAIM
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 Applications of non-standard position emitters
- 11:00 Applications of non-standard position emitters 1h30'
  
  Speaker: H. HERZOG
12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'
14:30 - 16:00 Nuclear data for SPECT nuclides
- 14:30 Nuclear data for SPECT nuclides 1h30'
  
  Speaker: S.M. QAIM
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:00 Applications of SPECT nuclides
- 16:30 Applications of SPECT nuclides 1h30'
  
  Speaker: H. HERZOG

Wednesday, 21 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Nuclear data for therapeutic radionuclides

09:00 Nuclear data for therapeutic radionuclides 1h30'

Speaker:	S. M. QAIM
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 Dosimetry in SPECT and PET applications
- 11:00 Dosimetry in SPECT and PET applications 1h30'
  
  Speaker: H. HERZOG
12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'
14:30 - 16:00 Presentations by participants
- 14:30 Presentations by participants 1h30'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:00 Presentations by participants
- 16:30 Presentations by participants 1h30'

Thursday, 22 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 IAEA projects on ND for medical applications
- 09:00 IAEA projects on ND for medical applications 1h30'
  
  Speaker: R. CAPOTE (IAEA, Vienna)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 ND for medical applications available at IAEA

11:00 ND for medical applications available at IAEA 1h30'

Speaker:	O. SCHWERER (Vienna)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 LUNCH
- 12:30 LUNCH 2h0'

14:30 - 16:00 Online retrieval of nuclear and atomic data (I)

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

14:30 Online retrieval of nuclear and atomic data (I) 1h30'

Speaker:	O. SCHWERER
Material:	lecture notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:00 Online retrieval of nuclear and atomic data (II)

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 16:30 Online retrieval of nuclear and atomic data (II) 1h30'
  
  Speaker: O. SCHWERER

Friday, 23 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Experimental techniques in determination of nuclear data

09:00 Experimental techniques in determination of nuclear data 1h30'

Speaker:	S. M. QAIM
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 ND modelling and evaluation
- 11:00 ND modelling and evaluation 1h30'
  
  Speaker: R. CAPOTE
12:30 - 13:00 CLOSING SESSION: Summary and conclusions
- 12:30 CLOSING SESSION: Summary and conclusions 30'
  
  Speaker: WORKSHOP DIRECTORS