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The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' to submit your application. An ICTP-IAEA Meeting The workshop aims to provide participants with specialized training on radiation protection of patients in Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) procedures.
IGRT enables obtaining images of possible changes in margins and contributes considera-bly towards improving the accuracy of the treatment. On the other hand, IGRT delivers an extra dose to the patient outside the tumor target, which increases potential radiation risks. The workshop will support knowledge, practical skills, and competencies in this field. The workshop seeks to target experienced clinical medical physicists from departments performing an IGRT in their clinical practice. Participants are expected to present the sta-tus of the radiation protection program in their departments.
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. |
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Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Radiation Protection in Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) | (smr 3972)
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08:30 - 09:00
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08:30
Registration formalities
30' (
Adriatico Guest House - (Lower Level 1)
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REGISTRATION: Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest Houses, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities at the Adriatico Guesthouse - Registration Desk (Lower level) from 08:30 to 9:00.
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08:30
Registration formalities
30' (
Adriatico Guest House - (Lower Level 1)
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 1: Opening and introductions
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09:00
Opening remarks and Introduction of participants
15'
Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO -
09:15
Motivation, objectives and scope of the workshop
15'
Speaker: Vesna GERSHAN (IAEA, Vienna) -
09:30
An overview of uses of imaging during radiation therapy and its clinical importance
15'
Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)) -
09:45
Poster presentation
45'
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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09:00
Opening remarks and Introduction of participants
15'
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11:00 - 14:00
Session 2: Patient doses from imaging in radiation therapy
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11:00
Doses from diagnosis, staging, simulation, and response assessment and follow up
45'
Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy) -
11:45
Doses from image guidance during radiation therapy
45'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA) - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
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11:00
Doses from diagnosis, staging, simulation, and response assessment and follow up
45'
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14:00 - 16:00
Session 3: IGRT for treatment preparation
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14:00
CT and dual energy CT for treatment planning. What are the requirements?
30'
Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy) -
14:30
The role of functional imaging (PET/SPECT) in radiation therapy
30'
Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy) -
15:00
MR only planning
30'
Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)) - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
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14:00
CT and dual energy CT for treatment planning. What are the requirements?
30'
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16:00 - 17:30
Session 4: IGRT for treatment monitoring
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16:00
Margins recipes, what do they account for? Can we reduce margins to 0 with daily CBCT?
45'
Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)) -
16:45
Monitoring/managing inter-intrafraction differences. Alternatives to KV imaging
45'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
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16:00
Margins recipes, what do they account for? Can we reduce margins to 0 with daily CBCT?
45'
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08:30 - 09:00
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 5: Errors and incidents associated with IGRT technology and process
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09:00
Review of literature and lessons learned
30'
Speaker: Aurelie ISAMBERT (IRSN, France) -
09:30
A Summary of events reported in IAEA database SAFRON
30'
Speaker: Vesna GERSHAN (IAEA, Vienna) -
10:00
Poster presentation
30'
- 10:30 Group Photo 5'
- 10:35 Coffee Break 25'
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09:00
Review of literature and lessons learned
30'
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11:00 - 14:00
Session 6: IGRT for different sites and treatment intentions
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11:00
ICRP Survey Results
45'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA) -
11:45
Participant surveys and discussion
45'
- 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
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11:00
ICRP Survey Results
45'
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14:00 - 16:00
Session 7: Risk Assessment
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14:00
Secondary cancer after Radiotherapy – review of literature
45'
Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy) -
14:45
Out-of-field doses and risk of cancer following radiation therapy
45'
Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy) - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
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14:00
Secondary cancer after Radiotherapy – review of literature
45'
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16:00 - 17:30
Session 8: Imaging dose measurement, calculation, and accounting
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16:00
Measurement and calculation of imaging dos
45'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA) -
16:45
Accounting for imaging dose in treatment plan, and AAPM recommendations
45'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
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16:00
Measurement and calculation of imaging dos
45'
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 5: Errors and incidents associated with IGRT technology and process
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 9: Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy I
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09:00
Rationale for adaptive radiotherapy
20'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA) -
09:20
Offline adaptive radiotherapy
20'
Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO (ICTP, Italy) -
09:40
Online adaptive radiotherapy
20'
Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO (ICTP, Italy) -
10:00
Poster presentation
30'
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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09:00
Rationale for adaptive radiotherapy
20'
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11:00 - 14:00
Session 10: Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy II
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11:00
Decision support for adaptive radiotherapy
45'
Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)) -
11:45
Discussion on Radiological protection for adaptive radiotherapy
45'
Speaker: Livia MARRAZZO (University of Florence, Italy) - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
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11:00
Decision support for adaptive radiotherapy
45'
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14:00 - 16:00
Session 11: Dosimetric assessment and optimization
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14:00
Dose assessment and optimization of acquisition protocols for CT simulation
45'
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14:45
IGRT dose registration (dose indexes/organ dose)
45'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA) - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
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14:00
Dose assessment and optimization of acquisition protocols for CT simulation
45'
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16:00 - 17:30
Session 12: Dosimetric assessment and optimization in CBCT imaging – ICRP TG-116
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16:00
ICRP TG-116 CBCT dosimetry project
30'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA) -
16:30
Practical method for CBCT protocol optimization
30'
Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)) -
17:00
Imaging frequency justification
30'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
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16:00
ICRP TG-116 CBCT dosimetry project
30'
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 9: Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy I
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 13: Acceptance testing and QA of x-ray-based imaging systems I
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09:00
Acceptance testing of imaging systems, review of recommendations
30'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA) -
09:30
Summary of guidelines for routine QA of imaging systems
30'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA) -
10:00
Poster presentation
30'
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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09:00
Acceptance testing of imaging systems, review of recommendations
30'
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11:00 - 14:00
Session 14: Acceptance testing and QA of x-ray-based imaging systems II
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11:00
Review of image quality metrics
45'
Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy) -
11:45
QA of advanced imaging tools and protocols
45'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA) - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
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11:00
Review of image quality metrics
45'
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14:00 - 16:00
Session 15: Considerations in Pediatric IGRT
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14:00
The European survey on IGRT imaging for paediatrics
45'
Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)) -
14:45
COG Guidelines for paediatric IGRT
45'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA) - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
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14:00
The European survey on IGRT imaging for paediatrics
45'
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16:00 - 17:30
Session 16: Discussions in Groups
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 13: Acceptance testing and QA of x-ray-based imaging systems I
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 17: Non-ionising imaging solutions for patient positioning
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09:00
MR and ultrasound guided radiation therapy
30'
Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA) -
09:30
Surface guided radiation therapy
30'
Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO (ICTP, Italy) -
10:00
Poster presentation
30'
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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09:00
MR and ultrasound guided radiation therapy
30'
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11:00 - 14:00
Session 18: Education, brachytherapy, and future prospects
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11:00
Core curriculum for the medical physicist
30'
Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)) -
11:30
IGRT in brachytherapy
30'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA) -
12:00
Future directions in IGRT and its dose burden
30'
Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA) - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
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11:00
Core curriculum for the medical physicist
30'
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14:00 - 15:00
Session 19: Workshop evaluation and Closing
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09:00 - 11:00
Session 17: Non-ionising imaging solutions for patient positioning