MEDICIS-Promed Specialised Training on Radioisotope ProductionLa Foresta, Blanden, Belgium 5-8 September 2017
MEDICIS-Promed MEDICIS-PROduced radioisotope beams for MEDicine
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For more information https://medicis-promed.web.cern.ch/
MEDICIS-Promed research
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Personalised medicine
Production & mass
separation of new
radioisotopes
Theranostic
radiopharmaceuticals
imaging & treatment
11C PET-aided hadron therapy
Production
Cross sections, radiochemistry, purity, …
Properties
Half-lives, decay branches, decay energies, …
Planning
Treatment planning, dosimetry validation,
…
MEDICIS-Promed trainings
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• Feb 2016: Kick-off week in CERN and in the Alps
• Sept 2016: General Training on Advanced Materials in Manchester
• June 2017: Summer School on PET-aided hadron therapy in Pavia
• Sept 2017 Specialised Training on Radioisotope production in Leuven
• March 2018: Specialised Training on Radio-Imaging in Geneva/Lausanne
• June 2018: Summer School on Radioisotopes for Medicine in Lisbon
MEDICIS-Promed Label
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• Offer a label to PhD candidates participating in our events and sharing our interest ‣ Strong research programme in a topic of interest to the
members and partners of MEDICIS-Promed ‣ Secondment to a different type of institution (minimum 3
months) ‣ Participation at events recognised by the Training Office ‣ Career Development Plan in line with MEDICIS-
Promed, including academic training and transferrable skills
• Several students already subscribed or expressed interest
For more information, contact Thomas Cocolios: [email protected]
Specialised Training 2017 Leuven, 5-8 September 2017
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For more information, https://indico.cern.ch/event/622564/overview
Lectures: radioisotopes from target to use
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• Intro lecture by Piet Van Duppen (KU Leuven)
• Target materials by Thierry Stora (CERN) & Joao Pedro Ramos (CERN)
• Ion beam manipulation by Pierre Delahaye (GANIL)
• Large-scale and industrial solutions by Jean-Michel Geets (IBA), Bernard Ponsard (SCK•CEN), & Lucia Popescu (SCK•CEN)
• Radiobiology in space by Sarah Baatout (SCK•CEN)
• Nanobodies for cancer treatment by Matthias D’Huyvetter (VUB)
Trainings: practical skills of all kinds
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• Patenting: a how to by Margaret Mackett (Gevers)
• Collective problem solving: introductory concepts and practical sessions with Fiona Reed (UCL)
• Getting into outreach: a discussion panel with PhD student-bloggers Inés Dawson (Oxford) and Daniel Perez (KU Leuven)
• Lab session: Laser ionisation in the ABU, accelerating beams from the Pelletron, or measuring activity with a Ge γ-γ coincidence setup at the experimental facilities of IKS
Social and discovery events
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• Tuesday: Networking cocktail at Café De Hoorn
• Wednesday: Visit of the facilities at SCK•CEN
• Thursday: Kayak trip on the Dijle river
• Lounge space in the basement to relax and discuss in an informal setting
• Bikes are available to go to town (6.5km to Oude Markt)
This research project has been supported by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network Fellowship of the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Programme under contract number 642889 MEDICIS-PROMED
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Enjoy the training!
Fabienne, Simon, Kristof, and myself are at your disposal during the whole week…