The 10th Annual Loma Linda Workshop
Uniting Disciplines for Advanced Medical Physics Research: A Decade of Innovation and Collaboration
The Tenth Annual Loma Linda Workshop on Particle Imaging and Radiation Treatment Planning took place from July 29-31, 2024. A total of 95 attendees registered for the workshop, with 21 participating in person on the LLU campus.
Since their inception in 2015, the summer workshops at Loma Linda University have served as interdisciplinary meetings, bringing together applied mathematicians, computer scientists, medical physicists, radiobiologists, and radiation oncologists. These gatherings have fostered successful research projects and collaborations that continue to thrive.
Scope
The summer workshops at Loma Linda University started in 2015 as interdisciplinary meetings that bring together applied mathematicians, computer scientists, medical physicists, radiobiologists, and radiation oncologists. These workshops have fostered several successful research projects and collaborations that continue to this day. This year, we built on this legacy, inspiring new breakthroughs in the field.
Information about previous Loma Linda workshops can be found here.
Topics
Our workshop covered a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Mathematical/AI algorithms that can be used for particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or radiation imaging and therapy in general.
- Large scale computing and big data management for particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or radiation imaging and therapy in general.
- Optimization/superiorization methods for particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or radiation imaging and therapy in general.
- Monte Carlo simulation techniques for modeling interactions at multiple scales for particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or radiation imaging and therapy in general.
- Novel hardware for particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or radiation imaging and therapy in general.
- Methods for motion management and adaptation in particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or radiation imaging and therapy in general.
- Novel ways of enhancing particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or radiation imaging and therapy in general, including but not limited to gold nanoparticles and FLASH radiation therapy.
- An update on new facilities for particle imaging and intensity modulated particle therapy or neutron capture therapy.