Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Radiotherapy Dosimetry Audit Methodologies | (smr 3753) (28 November 2022

Administration

Description

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.

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.

Material

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Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Radiotherapy Dosimetry Audit Methodologies | (smr 3753)

Go to day

Monday, 28 November 2022
- 08:45 - 09:30
  
  Location: Budinich Lecture Hall
  - 08:45 Administrative formalities 15'
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REGISTRATION: Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest House, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities at the Leonardo building (Lobby) from 8.30 till 09:00.
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  - 09:00 Welcome and Introduction 30'
    
    Speaker: R. PADOVANI (ICTP, Italy), M. SEVERGNINI (Trieste Hospital, Italy), J. SWAMIDAS (IAEA, Austria)
- 09:30 - 17:30
  
  Location: Budinich Lecture Hall
  - 09:30 Entrance Test 30'
    
    Speaker: P. KAZANTSEV (IAEA, Austria)
  - 10:00 Accuracy Requirements in Radiotherapy – (IAEA HHS 31) 30'
    
    Speaker: M. SEVERGNINI (Trieste Hospital, Italy)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Discrepancies in Radiotherapy and the Need for Independent Dosimetry Audits 45'
    
    Speaker: C. CLARK (NPL – RTTQA, UK)
  - 11:45 Lessons Learnt from Dosimetry Audits 45'
    
    Speaker: N. JORNET (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain)
  - 12:30 Lunch 1h30'
  - 14:00 Dosimetry Audits for Clinical Trials and Accreditation 30'
    
    Speaker: C. CLARK (NPL – RTTQA, UK)
  - 14:30 IAEA’s Activities in Dosimetry Auditing and Global Availability of Dosimetry Audit Services in Radiotherapy – An Overview 30'
    
    Speaker: J. SWAMIDAS (IAEA, Austria)
  - 15:00 ACDS Experience in Dosimetry Audit – A Case Study 30'
    
    Speaker: A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia)
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 16:00 Participants to Present their Experience, Infrastructure, Activities in Audits and Challenges 1h30'
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All Participants (5 min each)
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Tuesday, 29 November 2022
- 09:00 - 17:30
  
  Location: Budinich Lecture Hall
  - 09:00 Dosimetry Audit Types (onsite, remote, virtual) – An Overview 45'
    
    Speaker: A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia)
  - 09:45 Phantoms and Dosimetry Systems Used in Audits – An Overview 45'
    
    Speaker: N. JORNET (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break & Group photo 30'
  - 11:00 Characterization of Solid-State Dosimetry Systems - Thermo Luminescent Dosimetry (TLD) 45'
    
    Speaker: A. EMBRIACO (ENEA, Italy)
  - 11:45 Radio Photo Luminescent Dosimetry (RPLD) 45'
    
    Speaker: P. KAZANTSEV (IAEA, Austria)
  - 12:30 Lunch 1h30'
  - 14:00 Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimetry (OSLD) 45'
    
    Speaker: S. RUSSO (Florence Hospital, Italy)
  - 14:45 Film Dosimetry 45'
    
    Speaker: A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia)
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 16:00 Other Detectors – IC, EPID, Log Files, Microdiamond and Others 45'
    
    Speaker: A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia)
  - 16:45 Uncertainty Budget for Dosimetry Audits 45'
    
    Speaker: A. EMBRIACO (ENEA, Italy)
- 18:00 - 19:30 Welcome reception
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House - Bar/Terrace
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- 09:00 - 17:30
  
  Location: Budinich Lecture Hall
  - 09:00 Auditing Reference Beam Output (Photons and Electrons) 45'
    
    Speaker: S. RUSSO (Florence Hospital, Italy)
  - 09:45 Auditing in Non-Reference Conditions, Off-axis, Inhomogeneous Calculations - TPS 45'
    
    Speaker: C. FIANDRA (University of Turin, Italy)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Methodology for End-to-End IMRT Audit – Remote 45'
    
    Speaker: C. CLARK (NPL – RTTQA, UK), P. KAZANTSEV (IAEA, Austria)
  - 11:45 Methodology for End-to-End IMRT Audit – Onsite - SHANE HN IMRT 45'
    
    Speaker: N. JORNET (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain), A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia)
  - 12:30 Lunch 1h30'
  - 14:00 Methodology for Small Field Dosimetry Audit 45'
    
    Speaker: P. KAZANTSEV (IAEA, Austria)
  - 14:45 Auditing SRS, SRT, SBRT 45'
    
    Speaker: C. CLARK (NPL – RTTQA, UK)
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 16:00 Auditing Motion Management Techniques 45'
    
    Speaker: C. FIANDRA (University of Turin, Italy)
  - 16:45 Auditing Brachytherapy 45'
    
    Speaker: J. SWAMIDAS (IAEA, Austria)

Thursday, 1 December 2022

09:00 - 19:00

09:00 IAEA Guidelines for Establishing Mational Dosimetry Audit Network (DAN) for Radiotherapy - Structure, Development, Operations and Resources 30'

Speaker: J. SWAMIDAS (IAEA, Austria)
09:30 Maintaining Traceability in Dosimetry Audits 30'

Speaker: A. EMBRIACO (ENEA, Italy)
10:00 Reporting of Results 30'

Speaker: A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia)
10:30 Coffee Break 30'
11:00 Follow-up of Poor results, Examples from IAEA 1h0'
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(M. CARRARA (IAEA, Austria))
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Speaker: J. SWAMIDAS (IAEA, Austria)
12:00 Novel Methodologies in Dosimetry Audits – Future Directions 30'

Speaker: C. CLARK (NPL – RTTQA, UK)
12:30 Lunch 1h30'
14:00 Transport to Hospital 1h0'

15:00 Practical – End to End IMRT Audit using SHANE Phantom 1h30'

Speaker:

P. KAZANTSEV (IAEA, Austria), R. VIDIMARI (Trieste Hospital, Italy), N. JORNET (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain), M. SEVERGNINI (Trieste Hospital, Italy), All Faculty

16:30 Break 30'

17:00 Practical – Small Field Dosimetry Audit 2h0'

Speaker:

P. KAZANTSEV (IAEA, Austria), R. VIDIMARI (Trieste Hospital, Italy), A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia), C. CLARK (NPL – RTTQA, UK), All faculty

Friday, 2 December 2022
- 09:00 - 14:00
  
  Location: Budinich Lecture Hall
  - 09:00 Challenges in Dosimetry Audits 30'
    
    Speaker: N. JORNET (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain)
  - 09:30 Presentation of Results from Practicals 1h0'
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Participants
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  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Quality Management System of Dosimetry Labs Based on ISO 17025 30'
    
    Speaker: A. ALVES (ACDS, Australia)
  - 11:30 Comprehensive Clinical Audits in Radiotherapy – QUATRO - An Overview 30'
    
    Speaker: J. SWAMIDAS (IAEA, Austria)
  - 12:00 Exit Test 30'
    
    Speaker: P. KAZANTSEV (IAEA, Austria)
  - 12:30 Course Evaluation and Feedback 30'
    
    Speaker: J. SWAMIDA (IAEA, Austria), R. PADOVANI (ICTP, Italy), M. SEVERGNINI (Trieste Hospital, Italy)
  - 13:00 Lunch and Closing 1h0'