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, communicationSpeaker: Pat Price (Imperial College London)
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Radiobiology and PoPLaRConvener: Jason Parsons (University of Birmingham)
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Radiobiology Preparation and PlansSpeaker: Emma Melia (University of Birmingham)
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Simulation Data and Beamline ImprovementsSpeaker: Calvin Dyson
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Simulations of Uniformity ImprovementsSpeakers: 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 BSpeaker: Ben Torrance
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Progress Towards a Calibrated High Repetition-Rate Thomson Parabola Spectrometer at SCAPASpeaker: Ben Torrance
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Optimisation of high rep rate diagnostic design using synthetic modellingSpeaker: Nicholas Dover (Imperial College London)
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Open discussion
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WPB: Ion acousticConvener: Jeffrey Bamber (Institute of Cancer Research)
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Further optical measurements and simulation for LION analysisSpeaker: Peter Hobson
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Benchmarking ion-acoustic signals with Cherenkov radiation imaging and gel dosimetry: A proposal.Speaker: Richard Amos
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Summing Up and next stepsSpeaker: Jeff Bamber
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Open discussion
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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 PublicationsSpeaker: Narender Kumar (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute)
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Consultation Meetings Recap
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LET simulations
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Discussion
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WPB (Capture)Conveners: Aled Isaac, Will Bertsche (University of Manchester)
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Progress, status and plansSpeaker: 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 discussionSpeakers: Kenneth Long (STFC), Pat Price (Imperial College London)
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Biological programe; introduction and discussionSpeaker: Jason Parsons (University of Birmingham)
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Industrial engagement; introduction and discussionSpeakers: 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 ...Speaker: Pat Price (Imperial College London)
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Pre-/clinical peer group meeting, status reportSpeaker: 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 reviewSpeakers: 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 outSpeaker: Amato Giaccia (Oxford and Stanford Universities)
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