INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON

"NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY: STATE OF THE ART"

Programme

Friday 28th November 2003

8:30 Registration

9:30 Welcome

Welcome and Opening by:

M.Mazzini (Advisory Board Chairman)

M.Galbiati (University of Pisa Vice-Chancellor)

P. Maestrini (S.Cataldo Research Area Vice-Dorector)

R.Tinti (ENEA representative)

Session I – NCT Research in Europe

Chairpersons: M. Mazzini and W.Sauerwein

10:00 A.Zonta (University of Pavia) – "Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT): experimental aspects and clinical applications in the isolated liver"

10:30 A. Wittig – (University Duisburg-Essen) “EORTC Trials in BNCT. The Current Situation”

10:50 L.Pellettieri (Studsvik Medical AB) – “Clinical BNCT Trials in Sweden”

11:10 Coffee

11:30 I.Auterinen (VTT Processes) – “The NCT Trials in Finland”

11:50 J.Burian (NRI) – “The NCT Trials in Czech Republic”

12:10 L.Cionini (University of Pisa) – "Research Activities on BNCT in Italy and Future Perspectives“

12:30 Discussion

Session II – NCT Research in Italy

Chairpersons: A.Becciolini and L.Cionini

12:50 L.Panza – (University of Western Piemonte)– “Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Carborane-Carbohydrates for BNCT Applications"

13:05 G.Martini (University of Florence) – “Liposomes as Boron-Compound Carriers in BNCT: a Spectroscopic Study”

13:20 G.Roncucci (Molteni Farmaceutici) - "Synthesis of Boronated Phthalocyanines. Toward a Combined BNCT & PDT Therapeutic Approach?"

13:30 Lunch

Session II (cont.) – NCT Research in Italy

Chairpersons: G.Curzio and R.Tinti

14:15 R.Campanella (University of Perugia) – “NMR Investigation of Boron Compounds for BNCT”

14:35 G.Gambarini (University of Milan) – “In-Phantom or in-Air Dose Imaging with Separation of the Different Components”

14:55 G.G.Daquino (CERN) – “BDTPS: the BNCT Treatment Planning System Jointly Developed at DIMNP and JRC/IE”

15:15 K.W.Burn, E.Nava (ENEA) – “Converting the Epithermal Column at the TAPIRO Fast Reactor from an Experimental Facility to One for Treating Patients with Brain Gliomas”

15:35 Coffee

15:50 C.Zanon (S.G.Battista Hospital) – “The NCT Turin Project forPrimary and Secondary Hepatic Cancer”

16:10 A.Pisent (INFN Legnaro National Laboratories) - "An Accelerator Based BNCT Facility: the SPES Project at INFN Legnaro"

Closing Remarks

16:20 R.Moss (ISNCT Secretary - IE/JRC Petten, NL) – “BNCT News from Elsewhere Around the World”

16:40 W.Sauerwein (Strahlenklinik Essen) – “NCT Quo Vadis?”

17:00 Discussion and Conclusions

Ore 18:00 – 19:30

TAVOLA ROTONDA SULLE PROSPETTIVE DELLA RICERCA SULLA NCT IN ITALIA

Area della ricerca del CNR S. Cataldo (Pisa)

Moderatore:

Marina Giampietro-Barczyk

("Galileo - Giornale di scienza e problemi globali", "Sapere" - bimestrale di scienza)

Interventi di:

W.Sauerwein (Strahlenklinik Essen)

L.Pellettieri (Studsvik Medical AB)

A.Zonta (Università di Pavia)

L.Cionini (Università di Pisa)

R.Tinti (ENEA Bologna)

C.Zanon (Gruppo NCT Torino)