NAAE-31 Conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands

Updated: 2024-10-14
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Do you arrive early before the conference or stay late after the conference?
We can recommend a visit to Museum Speelklok, for anyone interested in vintage mechanical marvels.
It’s a ’must-see’ museum if you have time for this.  You pay the entrance yourself, not included in the conference fee.
Address: Steenweg 6 (it’s about 10 minutes walk, on the east side of the Central Station, use Google map).
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Tuesday 15th of October 2024, Pre Conference Education – ESD and Electrical Safety education and Dinner (Day 0):

How to get to the Pre Conference at Utrecht Botanic Gardens / Greenhous (education room):
At latest 14.00, take a tram from Jaarbeursplein (H1) or Utrecht Central (B4), line 20 or 21 towards Science Park P+R, to Padualaaan station (it’s about 15 minutes journey). You pay the tram journey by ’beeping’ your credit card at the payment post on the platform before entering the tram (note that ’IN’ is written on the payment post when you check in and ’OUT’ is written when you check out). Don’t forget to check out by ’beeping’ again at Padualaan platform! — 500m walk to the University Botanic Gardens, Budapestlaan 17 (use Google map).

14.30               Your arrival at Utrecht Botanic Gardens, Budapestlaan 17
14.40   (10)    Joint walk to the Greenhouse (education room)
14.50   (5)      Welcome by NAAE & Utrecht UMC
14.55   (50)    Education (1): Electrostatic discharge (ESD).
.                         (1r) – Introduction and demo’s: Kingsize Consultancy_Bas Grootemaat
.                         (1s) – ESD safety on accelerators: Total ESD Solutions_ Tim Maas
15.45   (25)    Coffee & Tea break
16.10   (40)    Education (2t): Electrical safety in the medical field. Amsterdam UMC _Rob Peters

16.50   (40)   Education (3u): QA2030, what needs to be done and changes in the near future, Utrecht UMC_Jochem Wolthaus

17.00                Late arrival at Utrecht Botanic Gardens, Budapestlaan 17
17.15                 Joint walk to the Greenhouse (for participants with late arrivals)
17.30   (60)   Tour of the Greenhouse
18.30-20.30 Barbecue at the Greenhouse
.                         Tram (line 20 or 21) back to your hotel

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Wednesday 16th of October 2024, Main Conference (Day 1):

How to get to the Great Lecture Hall, University Medical Center (UMC):
At latest 08.00, take a tram from Jaarbeursplein (H1) or Utrecht Central (B4), line 20 or 21 towards Science Park P+R, to UMC Utrecht station (it’s about 20 minutes journey). You pay the tram journey by ’beeping’ your credit card at the payment post on the platform before entering the tram (note that ’IN’ is written on the payment post when you check in and ’OUT’ is written when you check out).
 Don’t forget to check out by ’beeping’ again at UMC Utrecht platform!  100m walk to the main entrance. Follow the ’NAAE’ signs to the conference room.

08.30              Your arrival and registration at the Great Lecture Hall, University Medical Center (UMC)
08.50   (5)     Welcome by NAAE & Utrecht UMC
.             (30)   Presentation of Companies and their ’All day’ Exhibition

09.25  (20)    Lecture (4d): Elekta ONE Online, Adapt at your rhythm, Elekta_Iwan Scheelen
09.50  (35)    Lecture (5a): Differences on adaptive machines (Elekta & Varian), Utrecht UMC_Bas Raaymakers + Amsterdam UMC_Karin Goudschaal

10.30  (45)     Exhibition + Coffee & Tea mingel

11.15    (25)     Lecture (6v): Offline, online and real-time adaptive radiotherapy, Accuray_Kai Schubert
11.45   (25)     Lecture (7h): Breathing Control for Motion Management, Amsterdam UMC _Irma van Dijk

12.15   (75)     Light lunch buffet

13.30  (25)      Lecture (8b): Gamma knife from an engineer’s prospective, Elekta_Gertjan Schoo
14.00  (25)     Lecture (9c): TrueBeam e-flash, Varian EMEA Service Support Engineer_Syed Abdul Qavi
14.30  (25)     Lecture (10e): Sustainability (kW/Grey) in Service for Varian Linacs, Varian_Menno van Vulpine

15.00  (45)     Exhibition + Coffee & Tea mingel

15.45   (25)     Lecture (11i): Hyperthermia in Radiotherapy, Amsterdam UMC_Remko Zweije
16.15   (25)     Lecture (12p): Efficient Implementation and Application of Machine QA related to Regional Regulation and Scientific Recommendations, Sun Nuclear_Soufiane Chouaf
16.45  (25)     Lecture (13k): 3D-printing, Utrecht UMC_Maarten Kastelijns

17.15    (5)       Information about the online Evaluation form, NAAE_Henrik Cederfjord
.             (5)       Instructions for the study visit to the Radiation Therapy Department
17.30                Tour of the Radiation Therapy Department, University Medical Center (UMC)
19.30                Departure with NAAE-bus to the conference restaurant Stadskasteel Oudaen in Neude, Utrecht center (address: Oudegracht 99).

20.00-22.30  Conference Dinner
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Thursday 17th of October 2024, Main Conference (Day 2):

08.30            Your arrival at the Great Lecture Hall
08.45  (5)    Information about grouping BLUE/GLH

The Great Lecture Hall:
08.50 (70)  Workshop (14): Technical Questions & Answers – Elekta

10.00  (30)  Exhibition + Coffee & Tea mingel

10.30  (25)   Lecture (16f): ISO Rotation optimization Elekta systems, Radboud UMC_Peter de Graaf
11.00  (25)   Lecture (18g): Positioning of the PTW-StarCheck / Focus and Steering measurements, AVL_ Rene van Schie
11.30   (25)  Lecture (20l): Achromaticity and coincidence on Elekta machines, LUMC Leiden_Ron Hoving

The Blue Lecture Hall:
08.50  (10)   Joint walk to the BLUE conference room.

09.00 (60)  Workshop (15): Technical Questions & Answers – Varian.

10.00  (30)   Exhibition + Coffee & Tea mingel

10.35   (30)   Lecture (17o): IsoLock and IsoTuner for TrueBeam, Varian_Thomas Troff
11.10    (20)   Lecture (19m): In house software development policy in Radiotherapy Physics and Engineering at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm_Muhammed Almufti
11.35    (20)   Lecture (21n): ARIA CORE Mobile implementation at radiotherapy department at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm_Muhammed Almufti

12.00  (60)    Light lunch buffet

13.00  (60)    NAAE Annual Member Meeting + planning of the next conference

14.00               Coffee & Tea break
.                         End of Conference
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Topics for lectures:
a)   Differences on adaptive machines (Elekta & Varian), Utrecht UMC_Bas Raaymakers + Amsterdam UMC_Karin Goudschaal (35 minutes + Q&A)
b)   Gamma knife from an engineer’s prospective, Elekta_Gertjan Schoo (25 minutes + Q&A)

c)   TrueBeam e-flash, Varian EMEA Service Support Engineer_Syed Abdul Qavi (25 minutes + Q&A)
d)   Elekta ONE Online, Adapt at your rhythm, Elekta_Iwan Scheelen (20 minutes + Q&A)

e)   Sustainability (kW/Grey) in Service for Varian Linacs, Varian_Menno van Vulpen (25 minutes + Q&A)
f)    ISO Rotation optimization Elekta systems, Radboud UMC_Peter de Graaf (25 minutes + Q&A) 
g     Positioning of the PTW-StarCheck / Focus and Steering measurements, AVL_Rene van Schie (25 minutes + Q&A)
h)   Breathing Control for Motion Management, Amsterdam UMC _Irma van Dijk (25 minutes + Q&A)
i)    Hyperthermia in Radiotherapy, Amsterdam UMC_Remko Zweije (25 minutes + Q&A)
j)    How the private and public sectors are different and the challenges around that, GenesisCare_Richard Baker (25 minutes + Q&A)
k)   3D-printing, Utrecht UMC_Maarten Kastelijns (25 minutes + Q&A)
l)    Achromaticity and coincidence on Elekta machines, LUMC Leiden_Ron Hoving (25 minutes + Q&A)
m) MDR, Karolinska Stockholm_Muhammed Almufti (15-20 minutes + Q&A)
n)  Varian mobile, Karolinska Stockholm_Muhammed Almufti (15-20 minutes + Q&A)
o)  IsoLock and IsoTuner for TrueBeam, Varian_? (30 minutes + Q&A)
p)  Efficient Implementation and Application of Machine QA related to Regional Regulation and Scientific Recommendations, Sun Nuclear_Soufiane Chouaf  (25 minutes + Q&A)
q)  Workshop: Older interesting radiotherapy equipment, Utrecht UMC_
r)  Electrostatic discharge (ESD) – Introduction and demo’s: Kingsize Consultancy_Bas Grootemaat (half of 45 minutes + Q&A)
s)  Electrostatic discharge (ESD) – ESD safety on accelerators: Total ESD Solutions_ Tim Maas (half of 45 minutes + Q&A)
t)  Electrical safety in the medical field. Amsterdam UMC _Rob Peters (35 minutes + Q&A)

u) QA2030, what needs to be done and changes in the near future, Utrecht UMC_Jochem Wolthaus (35 minutes + Q&A)
v) Offline, online and real-time adaptive radiotherapy, Accuray_Kai Schubert_ (25 minutes + Q&A)? 

 

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