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Description An ICTP-IAEA Hybrid 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.
Go to day
  • Monday, 7 October 2024
    • 08:30 - 09:00
      • 08:30 Registration formalities 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - (Lower Level 1) )
        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.
    • 09:00 - 11:00 Session 1: Opening and introductions
      • 09:00 Opening remarks and Introduction of participants 15'
        Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO
        Material: Video
      • 09:15 Motivation, objectives and scope of the workshop 15'
        Speaker: Vesna GERSHAN (IAEA, Vienna)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 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))
        Material: Slides Video
      • 09:45 Poster presentation 45'
        Saravana Kumar ADHIMOOLAM 
        Optimization of Imaging Protocol for Image Guided Radiation Therapy Treatments
        
        Lovro BARISIC  
        IGRT practice at Jordanovac radiotherapy unit: past, present and future
        Material: Slides Video
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 14:00 Session 2: Patient doses from imaging in radiation therapy
      • 11:00 Doses from diagnosis, staging, simulation, and response assessment and follow up 45'
        Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 11:45 Doses from image guidance during radiation therapy 45'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Session 3: IGRT for treatment preparation
      • 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)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 14:30 The role of functional imaging (PET/SPECT) in radiation therapy 30'
        Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 15:00 MR only planning 30'
        Speaker: Nuria JORNET SALA (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO))
        Material: Slides Video
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Session 4: IGRT for treatment monitoring
      • 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))
        Material: Slides Video
      • 16:45 Monitoring/managing inter-intrafraction differences. Alternatives to KV imaging 45'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Video
  • Tuesday, 8 October 2024
    • 09:00 - 11:00 Session 5: Errors and incidents associated with IGRT technology and process
      • 09:00 Review of literature and lessons learned 30'
        Speaker: Aurelie ISAMBERT (IRSN, France)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 09:30 A Summary of events reported in IAEA database SAFRON 30'
        Speaker: Vesna GERSHAN (IAEA, Vienna)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 10:00 Poster presentation 30'
        Zakiya Salim Mohamed AL RAHBI 
        Retrospective study of random and systematic errors in different cancer sites with Image-guided guided Radiation Therapy 
        
        Kruti Manjibhai HARANIYA 
        Impact of Abdominal Compression Plate on Dose Calculation and Accounting it during TreatmentPlanning for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy 
        
        Germán Santiago HUERTAS CABALLERO 
        Dwell source positioning evolution for cervical cancer applicators in brachytherapy with CT images 
        
        Maria ISHFAQ  
        Enhancing Radiation Safety with EPID in Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
        Material: Video
      • 10:30 Group Photo (In Presence and Online Participants) 5'
      • 10:35 Coffee Break 25'
    • 11:00 - 14:00 Session 6: IGRT for different sites and treatment intentions
      • 11:00 ICRP Survey Results 45'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 11:45 Participant surveys and discussion 45'
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Session 7: Risk Assessment
      • 14:00 Secondary cancer after Radiotherapy – review of literature 45'
        Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 14:45 Out-of-field doses and risk of cancer following radiation therapy 45'
        Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Session 8: Imaging dose measurement, calculation, and accounting
      • 16:00 Measurement and calculation of imaging dos 45'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 16:45 Accounting for imaging dose in treatment plan, and AAPM recommendations 45'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
    • 18:30 - 20:30
      • 18:30 Welcome Reception 2h0'
        All Participants are cordially invited to the Welcome Reception
  • Wednesday, 9 October 2024
    • 09:00 - 11:00 Session 9: Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy I
      • 09:00 Rationale for adaptive radiotherapy 20'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 09:20 Offline adaptive radiotherapy 20'
        Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO (ICTP, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 09:40 Online adaptive radiotherapy 20'
        Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO (ICTP, Italy)
        Material: Video
      • 10:00 Poster presentation 30'
        JAYAMANI JAYAPRAMILA  
        Imaging Dose In Megavoltage (mv) and Kilovoltage (kv) Energy Ranges Between 2d and 3d Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT):Phantom Study 
        
        Diana Milagros MACHACA PEREZ  
        Clinical Implementation of IGRT 
        
        Md Mahmudul Hasan MANNA
        To evaluate the feasibility of an automated software module for routine IGRT QA test 
        
        Lilawati MEENA 
        Impact of skin difference & changes in density affecting planned dose distribution in Proton therapy 
        
        Chandi Prasad BHATT  
        Implementation and Setup Accuracy of Real-time Intrafraction CBCT Imaging during Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy
        Material: Slides Video
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 14:00 Session 10: Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy II
      • 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))
        Material: Slides Video
      • 11:45 Discussion on Radiological protection for adaptive radiotherapy 45'
        Speaker: Livia MARRAZZO (University of Florence, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Session 11: Dosimetric assessment and optimization
      • 14:00 Dose assessment and optimization of acquisition protocols for CT simulation 45'
        Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 14:45 IGRT dose registration (dose indexes/organ dose) 45'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Session 12: Dosimetric assessment and optimization in CBCT imaging – ICRP TG-116
      • 16:00 ICRP TG-116 CBCT dosimetry project 30'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Video
      • 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))
        Material: Slides Video
      • 17:00 Imaging frequency justification 30'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Video
  • Thursday, 10 October 2024
    • 09:00 - 11:00 Session 13: Acceptance testing and QA of x-ray-based imaging systems I
      • 09:00 Acceptance testing of imaging systems, review of recommendations 30'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
        Material: Slides
      • 09:30 Summary of guidelines for routine QA of imaging systems 30'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
      • 10:00 Poster presentation 30'
        Atul MISHRA 
        Dosimetric Evaluation of Treatment Planning Algorithms in Lung Equivalent Heterogeneous Medium For IMRT and VMAT 
        
        Rohidas Namdeo PUNDE  
        Commissioning and Radiation Safety Aspect of Image Guided Radiation Therapy System for Proton Beam Therapy 
        
        Ana Cravo SÁ 
        Monte Carlo calculations, measurements and image quality analysis in radiotherapy paediatric CBCT 
        
        Leanor SEBOPA  
        Effects of applied setup shifts during image registration for prostate hypofractionated treatment 
        Material: Slides Video
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 14:00 Session 14: Acceptance testing and QA of x-ray-based imaging systems II
      • 11:00 Review of image quality metrics 45'
        Speaker: Marco BRAMBILLA (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Italy)
        Material: Video
      • 11:45 QA of advanced imaging tools and protocols 45'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
        Material: Video
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Session 15: Considerations in Pediatric IGRT
      • 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))
        Material: Slides Video
      • 14:45 COG Guidelines for paediatric IGRT 45'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Session 16: Discussions in Groups
  • Friday, 11 October 2024
    • 09:00 - 11:00 Session 17: Non-ionising imaging solutions for patient positioning
      • 09:00 MR guided radiation therapy 30'
        Speaker: Parham ALAEI (University of Minnesota, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 09:30 Surface guided radiation therapy 30'
        Speaker: Marco ESPOSITO (ICTP, Italy)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 10:00 Poster presentation 30'
        Boopalan BALAJI  
        Imaging Quality and Dose of IGRT: Our Institutional practice
        
        Rositsa Dimitrova TASHEVA 
        Set in practice Surface Guide Radiotherapy and how it can affect on Imaging protocol
        
        Elly Kombo WAFULA  
        Adaptive Radiotherapy Planning for advanced head and neck tumors - Kenya's Journey with the First True Beam technology
        
        Gourav Kumar JAIN 
        Performance testing of an advanced multimodality medical linear accelerator
        
        Evangelina FIGUEROA MEDINA  	
        Institutional based margins calculation using one year online corrections database
        
        Material: Slides Video
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 14:00 Session 18: Education, brachytherapy, and future prospects
      • 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))
        Material: Slides Video
      • 11:30 IGRT in brachytherapy 30'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 12:00 Future directions in IGRT and its dose burden 30'
        Speaker: Sebastien Alexandre Adrien GROS (Loyola University, USA)
        Material: Slides Video
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Session 19: Workshop evaluation and Closing