LhARA Collaboration Meeting #8
WF19
The Medical School, University of Birmingham
The eight ITRF/LhARA collaboration meeting will take place on the 18th and 19th September 2025.
The meeting will be held in Room WF19 within The Medical School at The University of Birmingham. When you arrive at the main Medical School entrance, walk to the left of the building (past the car parks) until you reach a glass corridor on the right hand side where we will provide you access to the meeting room. Any problems, email Jason (j.parsons.3@bham.ac.uk).
The meeting will start on Thursday at 9:30 with tea/coffee followed by a welcome and introduction at 10:00.
Zoom details:-
https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/88235056233?pwd=wT8irgbaBZTCiBOdFiuiXhJNRCysG5.1&from=addon
Meeting ID: 882 3505 6233
Passcode: 516894
Thursday dinner:
Dinner and drinks shall be at The Plough (21 High Street, Harborne, B17 9NT) at 7pm.
For Menu and Allergen information please visit https://theploughharborne.co.uk/
Travel: Directions and Campus Map; The Medical School is a short distance from the University Station which can be easily assessed from Birmingham New Street
Accommodation:
Many hotels nearby:
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Arrival with tea/coffeeConvener: Jason Parsons (University of Birmingham)
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Welcome and IntroductionConvener: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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Outreach, engagement, communication 15mSpeaker: Pat Price (Imperial College London)
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Radiobiology and PoPLaRConvener: Jason Parsons (University of Birmingham)
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Radiobiology Preparation and Plans 20mSpeaker: Emma Melia (University of Birmingham)
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Simulation Data and Beamline Improvements 20mSpeaker: Calvin Dyson
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Simulations of Uniformity Improvements 20mSpeakers: Alfredo Fernandez-Rodriguez, Diaza Ariyanto
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Lunch
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WPB: SourceConveners: Nicholas Dover (Imperial College London), Robbie Wilson (University of Strathclyde)
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Developments for SCAPA Bunker B 10mSpeaker: Ben Torrance
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Progress Towards a Calibrated High Repetition-Rate Thomson Parabola Spectrometer at SCAPA 10mSpeaker: Ben Torrance
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Optimisation of high rep rate diagnostic design using synthetic modelling 10mSpeaker: Nicholas Dover (Imperial College London)
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Open discussion 25m
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WPB: Ion acousticConvener: Jeffrey Bamber (Institute of Cancer Research)
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Further optical measurements and simulation for LION analysis 10mSpeaker: Peter Hobson
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Benchmarking ion-acoustic signals with Cherenkov radiation imaging and gel dosimetry: A proposal. 5mSpeaker: Richard Amos
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Summing Up and next steps 5mSpeaker: Jeff Bamber
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Open discussion 10m
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Coffee
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WPB: Novel end stationConveners: Dr Ruth McLauchlan (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Imperial College London), Tony Price (University of Birmingham)
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Update on Gas Jet and Publications 10mSpeaker: Narender Kumar (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute)
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Consultation Meetings Recap 10m
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LET simulations 10m
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Discussion 10m
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WPB (Capture)Conveners: Aled Isaac, Will Bertsche (University of Manchester)
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Progress, status and plans 1hSpeaker: Poram Ruksasakchai (Swansea University)
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Coffee
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Taking LhARA ForwardConvener: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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LhARA initiative; introduction and discussion 20mSpeakers: Kenneth Long (STFC), Pat Price (Imperial College London)
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Biological programe; introduction and discussion 20mSpeaker: Jason Parsons (University of Birmingham)
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Industrial engagement; introduction and discussion 20mSpeakers: Colin Whyte (University of Strathclyde), Kenneth Long (STFC)
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Lunch
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Peer Group MeetingsConveners: Pat Price (Imperial College London), Richard Amos (University College London)
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Aims, objectives, goals ... 20mSpeaker: Pat Price (Imperial College London)
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Pre-/clinical peer group meeting, status report 20mSpeaker: Richard Amos (University College London)
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WPB (Design and integration)Conveners: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial Coll.), William Shields (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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FFA review 20mSpeakers: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College London/RAL-STFC), William Shields (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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Coffee
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Closing SessionConveners: Amato Giaccia (University of Oxford), Kenneth Long (STFC)
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Close out 30mSpeaker: Amato Giaccia (Oxford and Stanford Universities)
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