Starts 28 Nov 2022
Ends 2 Dec 2022
Central European Time
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Radiotherapy Dosimetry Audit Methodologies | (smr 3753)
ICTP
Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Joint ICTP-IAEA meeting in presence
The target audience include radiotherapy dosimetry audit providers, medical physicists involved in audits willing to expand their knowledge or interested in setting up a radiotherapy dosimetry audit programme. Participants should have clinical experience and a basic background in dosimetry audits in radiotherapy.
The target audience include radiotherapy dosimetry audit providers, medical physicists involved in audits willing to expand their knowledge or interested in setting up a radiotherapy dosimetry audit programme. Participants should have clinical experience and a basic background in dosimetry audits in radiotherapy.
Topics:
- Status and global availability of radiotherapy dosimetry audits
- Accuracy requirements and Quality Assurance in radiotherapy
- Dosimetry audit types and methodologies
- IAEA guidelines for establishing national dosimetry audit network – structure, operation and resources
- Basics of passive solid-state dosimetry (TLD, OSLD, RPLD, film) systems
- IAEA methodologies of remote dosimetry audits: Steps 1 to 9, on-site End-to-End 3D CRT and IMRT audits including practical sessions
- Uncertainty estimation
- Reporting results and following up results out of tolerance
- Quality management system for dosimetry audits
- Novel approaches to auditing
Speakers:
A. ALVES, ACDS, Australia
C. CLARK, NPL – RTTQA, UK
A. EMBRIACO, ENEA, Italy
C. FIANDRA, University of Turin, Italy
N. JORNET, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain
P. KAZANTSEV, IAEA, Austria
S. RUSSO, Florence Hospital, Italy
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.
**DEADLINE: 31/08/2022**
Organizers
Mara Severgnini (Trieste Hospital), Jamema Swamidas (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani (ICTP)
