INSIGHTS - Pisa
from
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 (9:00 AM)
to
Friday, October 20, 2023 (7:00 PM)
Monday, October 16, 2023
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
9:30 AM
Welcome speech
Welcome speech
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Sala delle Baleari
10:00 AM
Hadrontherapy at CNAO
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Mario Ciocca
(
Fondazione CNAO
)
Hadrontherapy at CNAO
Mario Ciocca
(
Fondazione CNAO
)
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: Sala delle Baleari
10:20 AM
Positron emitting Radioactive ion beams for simultaneous treatment and imaging.
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Daria Boscolo
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
Positron emitting Radioactive ion beams for simultaneous treatment and imaging.
Daria Boscolo
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Second floor
10:45 AM
Preclinical studies with radioactive ion beams: the BARB project
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Tamara Vitacchio
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
Preclinical studies with radioactive ion beams: the BARB project
Tamara Vitacchio
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Second floor
11:10 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: Second floor
11:50 AM
Towards a combination of heavy ion and immunotherapy: putative mechanisms behind the immunogenicity of carbon ions
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Cristina Totis
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
)
Towards a combination of heavy ion and immunotherapy: putative mechanisms behind the immunogenicity of carbon ions
Cristina Totis
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
)
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM
Room: Second floor
12:15 PM
Complement system: a new role in combination with radiotherapy in tumour treatment.
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Gaia Volpi
(
CNAO (PV), IUSS Pavia (School for Advanced Studies)
)
Complement system: a new role in combination with radiotherapy in tumour treatment.
Gaia Volpi
(
CNAO (PV), IUSS Pavia (School for Advanced Studies)
)
12:15 PM - 12:40 PM
Room: Second floor
12:40 PM
Real-time RBE-weighted 4D-dose calculation for carbon ion therapy.
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Cosimo Galeone
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
)
Real-time RBE-weighted 4D-dose calculation for carbon ion therapy.
Cosimo Galeone
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
)
12:40 PM - 1:05 PM
Room: Second floor
1:05 PM
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:05 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM
4D dosimetric study in particle therapy lung cancer
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Maria Chiara Martire
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
4D dosimetric study in particle therapy lung cancer
Maria Chiara Martire
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM
Room: Second floor
3:05 PM
New image reconstruction approach for in-vivo range verification of multiple field carbon ion treatments by means of in-beam PET system
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Davide Bersani
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
New image reconstruction approach for in-vivo range verification of multiple field carbon ion treatments by means of in-beam PET system
Davide Bersani
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Second floor
3:30 PM
Precision of the positron emission activity range during irradiation with radioactive carbon and oxygen beams
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Peter Dendooven
(
PARTREC, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen
)
Precision of the positron emission activity range during irradiation with radioactive carbon and oxygen beams
Peter Dendooven
(
PARTREC, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen
)
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM
Room: Second floor
3:55 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:55 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Second floor
4:30 PM
Real-time in vivo range verification using N-12 imaging based on the new Monte Carlo framework for proton therapy
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Zahra Ahmadiganjeh
Real-time in vivo range verification using N-12 imaging based on the new Monte Carlo framework for proton therapy
Zahra Ahmadiganjeh
4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
Room: Second floor
4:55 PM
Estimating the proton stopping power from prompt gamma timing data: algorithms, models, and first experiments
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Julius Werner
(
Institute of Medical Engineering, Universität zu Lübeck
)
Estimating the proton stopping power from prompt gamma timing data: algorithms, models, and first experiments
Julius Werner
(
Institute of Medical Engineering, Universität zu Lübeck
)
4:55 PM - 5:20 PM
Room: Second floor
5:20 PM
The role of Monte Carlo simulations in the characterization of diamond integrated devices for hadrontherapy
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Lucrezia Bianchi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
The role of Monte Carlo simulations in the characterization of diamond integrated devices for hadrontherapy
Lucrezia Bianchi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
5:20 PM - 5:45 PM
Room: Second floor
5:45 PM
Aperitif -- Offered by Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics
Aperitif -- Offered by Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics
5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Room: Second floor
Thursday, October 19, 2023
8:30 AM
Introduction to BNCT research
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Saverio Altieri
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
Introduction to BNCT research
Saverio Altieri
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
8:55 AM
BNCT at CNAO
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Mario Ciocca
(
Fondazione CNAO
)
BNCT at CNAO
Mario Ciocca
(
Fondazione CNAO
)
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
9:10 AM
Theranostic Nanoparticles in BNCT
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Simonetta Geninatti
(
University of Turin
)
Theranostic Nanoparticles in BNCT
Simonetta Geninatti
(
University of Turin
)
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
9:35 AM
NECTAR project: the study of Capture Enhanced Neutron Irradiation as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease
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Valeria Pascali
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
NECTAR project: the study of Capture Enhanced Neutron Irradiation as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease
Valeria Pascali
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
10:00 AM
Computational dosimetry in BNCT: the ANTHEM project
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Ian Postuma
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
Computational dosimetry in BNCT: the ANTHEM project
Ian Postuma
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
10:25 AM
The ANTHEM BNCT clinical facility in Caserta
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Setareh Fatemi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
The ANTHEM BNCT clinical facility in Caserta
Setareh Fatemi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
10:50 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
11:30 AM
Uncertainty quantification in tumor segmentation using Bayesian Neural Networks
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Elisa Scalco
(
Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council
)
Uncertainty quantification in tumor segmentation using Bayesian Neural Networks
Elisa Scalco
(
Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council
)
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Room: Sala Gerace
11:55 AM
AI applications in image-guided radiotherapy: current research at the LMU University Hospital Munich
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Christopher Kurz
(
LMU University Hospital
)
AI applications in image-guided radiotherapy: current research at the LMU University Hospital Munich
Christopher Kurz
(
LMU University Hospital
)
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
Room: Sala Gerace
12:20 PM
MR-only radiotherapy: closing the loop by predicting synthetic CT and its accuracy.
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Paolo Zaffino
(
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy
)
MR-only radiotherapy: closing the loop by predicting synthetic CT and its accuracy.
Paolo Zaffino
(
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy
)
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
Room: Sala Gerace
12:45 PM
SYNCT: PET driven SYNthetic control CT generation for treatment monitoring in proton therapy.
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Pietro Carra
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
SYNCT: PET driven SYNthetic control CT generation for treatment monitoring in proton therapy.
Pietro Carra
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
12:45 PM - 1:10 PM
Room: Sala Gerace
1:10 PM
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:10 PM - 2:25 PM
2:25 PM
Introduction to FLASH therapy.
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Maria Giuseppina Bisogni
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
Introduction to FLASH therapy.
Maria Giuseppina Bisogni
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
2:25 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: Second floor
2:50 PM
IN VITRO SPARING EFFECT OF ULTRA HIGH DOSE RATE RADIOTHERAPY ON HPV-NEGATIVE HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA
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Noemi Giannini
(
University of Pisa
)
IN VITRO SPARING EFFECT OF ULTRA HIGH DOSE RATE RADIOTHERAPY ON HPV-NEGATIVE HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA
Noemi Giannini
(
University of Pisa
)
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: Second floor
3:15 PM
Across the radiation biophysical stages: a multiscale radiobiological model (MS-GSM2) for unravelling the FLASH effect
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Marco Battestini
(
University of Trento
)
Across the radiation biophysical stages: a multiscale radiobiological model (MS-GSM2) for unravelling the FLASH effect
Marco Battestini
(
University of Trento
)
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Room: Second floor
3:40 PM
Faster and accurate: probing the biochemical stage of radiation damage with the new TRAX-CHEMxt code
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Gianmarco Camazzola
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
)
Faster and accurate: probing the biochemical stage of radiation damage with the new TRAX-CHEMxt code
Gianmarco Camazzola
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
)
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
Room: Second floor
4:05 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:05 PM - 4:40 PM
Room: Second floor
4:40 PM
UHDP electron LINAC for research in FLASH therapy
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Damiano Del Sarto
(
Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana"
)
UHDP electron LINAC for research in FLASH therapy
Damiano Del Sarto
(
Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana"
)
4:40 PM - 5:05 PM
Room: Second floor
5:05 PM
Optimisation and setup for quantitative in vitro/vivo experiments with low energy UHDP electron in FLASH RT
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Luigi Masturzo
(
University of Pisa
)
Optimisation and setup for quantitative in vitro/vivo experiments with low energy UHDP electron in FLASH RT
Luigi Masturzo
(
University of Pisa
)
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Second floor
5:30 PM
UHDP mini-beam beams with electrons, implementation and dosimetric characterization in FLASH therapy
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Jake Pensavalle
(
Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana"
)
UHDP mini-beam beams with electrons, implementation and dosimetric characterization in FLASH therapy
Jake Pensavalle
(
Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana"
)
5:30 PM - 5:55 PM
Room: Second floor
8:30 PM
Social Dinner
Social Dinner
8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Friday, October 20, 2023
10:00 AM
The challenges of beam monitoring from particle therapy to FLASH therapy.
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Anna Vignati
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
The challenges of beam monitoring from particle therapy to FLASH therapy.
Anna Vignati
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: Second floor
10:25 AM
Monitoring Ultra High Dose Rate electron beams with silicon sensors: preliminary results
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Elisabetta Medina
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
Monitoring Ultra High Dose Rate electron beams with silicon sensors: preliminary results
Elisabetta Medina
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Second floor
10:50 AM
Scintillator-based dosimeters for FLASH radiotherapy
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Esther Ciarrocchi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
Scintillator-based dosimeters for FLASH radiotherapy
Esther Ciarrocchi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
10:50 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Second floor
11:15 AM
Technological challenges for dosimetry in FLASH radiotherapy
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Giuliana Giuseppina Milluzzo
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
Technological challenges for dosimetry in FLASH radiotherapy
Giuliana Giuseppina Milluzzo
(
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
)
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: Second floor
11:40 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM
Room: Second floor
4:30 PM
Tour of Pisa
Tour of Pisa
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM