The 2nd UPLIFT School for “Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy”

Session

Session A

6 Nov 2026, 11:00

Congressi Stefano Franscini (CSF)

77. Towards respiratory motion management for upright particle therapy: from human-in-the-loop visual guidance to surrogate-mapping robustness

Ms Jiale Chen (Clinical Bioengineering Unit, Clinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), Pavia, Italy; Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy)

06/11/2026, 11:00

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oral/poster

Objective.
Extending upright particle therapy to moving targets requires more than reproducible positioning: respiratory guidance, external motion monitoring and reliable external-to-internal mapping must operate as an integrated motion-management workflow. This doctoral project investigates these components sequentially, from human-in-the-loop respiratory guidance to stress-testing of...

70. Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Patient Preparation for Upright Radiotherapy

Mr Panzifan Wu (School of Health and Social Care, Sheffield Hallam University)

06/11/2026, 11:30

oral/poster

Objective: Patient positioning is typically a time-consuming and labor-intensive step in the radiotherapy process. This challenge persists in the context of upright radiotherapy. The project aims to develop an immersive virtual reality (VR) system designed to enhance the spatial self-positioning ability of breast cancer patients undergoing upright radiotherapy, improve the accuracy and...