Wednesday, 20.03.2024
06:00 pm Welcome Reception at Hofbräuhaus
06:15 pm "Bieranstich" - Barrel Tapping Ceremony
06:30 pm Impulse Debate: Which Dose Counts?
Chair: Dr. Stefanie Girst
Participants: Prof. Jürgen Meyer (University of Washington)
Prof. Günther Dollinger (Universität der Bundeswehr München)
07:00 pm Bavarian Dinner with Bavarian Music
Thursday, 21.03.2024
08:00 am Coffee and Drinks
08:45 am Welcome of the Day
09:00 am Biological Mechanisms of the Effect of Particle Minibeams
Chair: Dr. John Eley
Invited talk: Dr. Lorea Iturri (Institut Curie)
Contributed talks:
Martina Cots-Costa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Assessing the biomolecular effects of carbonminibeam radiation therapy via synchrotron-based infrared microspectroscopy
Roberto González Vegas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Infrared microspectroscopy to uncover the invivo biochemical effects of proton minibeam radiation therapy
Nicole Matejka (Universität der Bundeswehr München)
Migration behavior of U87 glioblastoma cells after irradiation with varying LET
Dr. Robert Griffin (Institut Curie)
Hypoxic radioresistance in particle minibeamtumor response: in vitro study to inform optimal peak dose and treatmentplanning protocols
10:50 am Coffee, Cake and Posters
11:20 am Treatment planning and simulations
Chair: Prof. Jürgen Meyer
Invited talk: Stefan Bartzsch
Contributed talks:
Prof. Hao Gao (KU Medical Center)
MC-IMPT:A multi-collimator intensity-modulated PVDR-optimized treatment planning methodfor proton minibeam radiotherapy
12:10 pm Facility Session
Chair: Dr. Gerd Datzmann
12:45 pm Lunch, Coffee and Posters
01:15 pm Poster Session
02:45 pm Technologies of particle minibeam production and application
Chair: Prof. Günther Dollinger
Invited talk: Aikaterini Rousseti (Universität der Bundeswehr München)
Contributed talks:
Dr. Alexander Gerbershagen (UMCG PARTREC)
Past Research and Future Possibilities ofResearch on Spatially Fractionated Beams at UMCG PARTREC
Dr. Francesco Romano (INFN)
TheINFN MIRO (MInibeam RadiOtherapy) project for a systematic investigation of theminibeam effect
Dr. Johanna Winter (Technical University of Munich)
A compact x-ray source for microbeam andminibeam radiation therapy in the making
04:15 pm Ask the expert
Chair: Prof. Judith Reindl
Experts: Technology: Prof. Günther Dollinger (Universität der Bundeswehr München)
Chemical processes: Prof. Joao Seco (DKFZ)
Biological mechanisms: Dr. Lorrea Itturi (Institut Curie)
Dosimetry: Dr. Linh Tran (University of Wollogong)
06:30 pm Aperitif at Munich Urban Colab
07:00 pm Dinner at Munich Urban Colab (until 22:30)
Friday, 22.03.2024
08:00 am Coffee and Drinks
08:45 am Welcome of the day
09:00 am Medical Applications of Particle Minibeam Therapy
Chair: Prof. Judith Reindl
Invited talk: Dr. Emanuelle Jouglar (Institut Curie)
09:30 am ErUM Data Feature Session: Digitalization and machine learning in particle minibeam therapy
Chair: Prof. Judith Reindl
Invited talks:
Dr. Erik Traneus (RaySearch)
Machine learning in treatment planning
Laura Stepanek
Machine learning in the research of biological mechanisms
10:10 am Coffee, Brez'n and Posters
10:40 am Dosimetry of Particle Minibeam Production and Application
Chair: Dr. Stefania Peracchi
Invited talk: Dr. Linh Tran (University of Wollogong)
Contributed talks:
Dr. Samuel Flynn (NPL)
Application of a primary-standard level calorimeter for absolute dosimetry in monoenergeticproton radiation therapy beams
Jake Pensavalle (CPFR)
Realization and dosimetric characterization ofa mini-beam/flash electron beam at the Centro Pisano Flash Radiotherapy (CPFR)
Dr. John Cotterill
Impact of positioning uncertainty of detectors on the dosimetry of Particle Minibeam Therapy
12:10 pm Lunch, Coffee and Posters
01:20 pm Pre-Clinical Studies on Particle Minibeam Therapy
Chair: Yolanda Prezado
Invited talks: Angela Corvino (Institut Curie)
Prof. John Eley (Vanderbilt University)
Contributed talks:
Prof. Jürgen Meyer (University of Washington)
Correlation between dosimetry quantities and cell survival for microbeam radiation therapy
02:40 pm Round table: Are we ready for Clinical Trials?
Chair: Prof. Judith Reindl
Experts:
Clinics: Prof. Stephanie E. Combs (Institute of Radiation Medicine) and Dr. Emanuelle Jouglar (Institut Curie)
Research: Prof. Yolanda Prezado (Institut Curie) and Prof. John Eley (Vanderbilt University)
04:00 pm Conclusion and Fare Well with Coffee and Cake
Conference Venue
Casino
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39
85577 Neubiberg, Germany
Welcome Reception
Wappensaal
Hofbräuhaus München
Platzl 9
80331 München
Conference Dinner
Foyer
Munich Urban Colab
Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5
80797 München