Joint ICTP-IAEA Activity on Imaging in Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques

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Joint ICTP-IAEA Activity on Imaging in Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques | (smr 1964)

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Monday, 20 October 2008
- 08:15 - 09:00 Registration of Participants outside Lecture Room C
  - 08:15 Registration of Participants outside Lecture Room C 45'
- 09:00 - 10:30 Opening/Review advances in medical imaging applied to radiotherapy
  - 09:00 Opening/Review advances in medical imaging applied to radiotherapy 1h30'
    
    Speaker: David Jaffray (Ontario Cancer Institute, Canada)
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:30 CT: principles and applications
  - 11:00 CT: principles and applications 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Uwe Oelfke (German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany)
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:30 MRI: principles, applications and the future of functional imaging
  - 14:00 MRI: principles, applications and the future of functional imaging 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Martin Leach (The Institute of Cancer Research, UK)
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 18:00 NM Imaging: PET, SPECT
  - 16:00 NM Imaging: PET, SPECT 2h0'
    
    Speaker: Carlo Greco (University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy)
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
- 08:30 - 10:00 Treatment planning I: commissioning & QA
  - 08:30 Treatment planning I: commissioning & QA 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Stanislav Vatnitsky (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna)
- 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  - 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 10:30 - 12:30 Treatment Delivery I: IMRT systems and QA:
  - 10:30 Treatment Delivery I: IMRT systems and QA: 2h0'
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Treatment planning II: patient specific QA - Assessment of plan acceptability, transfer of plans to Linacs, record and verify systems
  - 14:00 Treatment planning II: patient specific QA - Assessment of plan acceptability, transfer of plans to Linacs, record and verify systems 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Margie Hunt (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 18:00 Workshop: TPS - VARIAN/TOMO/CMS
  - 16:00 Workshop: TPS - VARIAN/TOMO/CMS 2h0'
    
    Speaker: Stanislav Vatnitsky and moderators
- 19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Buffet Dinner for Participants - Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
  - 19:00 Welcome Buffet Dinner for Participants - Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria 2h0'
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
- 08:30 - 10:00 Setup and simulation: Patient immobilisation for precision RT, body frames, visual patient tracking, respiratory management
  - 08:30 Setup and simulation: Patient immobilisation for precision RT, body frames, visual patient tracking, respiratory management 1h30'
- 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  - 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 10:30 - 12:30 Treatment delivery II: Patient specific QA for IMRT: Dosimetry, EPID and cone beam CT, MVCT
  - 10:30 Treatment delivery II: Patient specific QA for IMRT: Dosimetry, EPID and cone beam CT, MVCT 2h0'
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Treatment delivery III: IGRT, inter and intra fractional motion management
  - 14:00 Treatment delivery III: IGRT, inter and intra fractional motion management 1h30'
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 18:00 Workshop: TPS - VARIAN/TOMO/CMS
  - 16:00 Workshop: TPS - VARIAN/TOMO/CMS 2h0'
    
    Speaker: Stanislav Vatnitsky and moderators
Thursday, 23 October 2008
- 08:30 - 10:00 Treatment Planning III: Monte Carlo calculations and advanced planning: Monte Carlo, current status, speed and accuracy
  - 08:30 Treatment Planning III: Monte Carlo calculations and advanced planning: Monte Carlo, current status, speed and accuracy 1h30'
- 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  - 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 10:30 - 12:30 Treatment delivery IV
  - 10:30 Treatment delivery IV 2h0'
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Case Study 1 & 2: Head and neck; Brain
  - 14:00 Case Study 1 & 2: Head and neck; Brain 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Klaus Herfarth (UniversitaetsKlinikum Heidelberg, Germany)
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:30 Case Study 3 & 4: Breast; lung
  - 16:00 Case Study 3 & 4: Breast; lung 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Margie Hunt (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
Friday, 24 October 2008
- 08:30 - 10:00 Review of the week, participants' feedback
  - 08:30 Review of the week, participants' feedback 1h30'
    
    Speaker: All speakers and course directors
- 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
  - 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 10:30 - 12:30 Examination
  - 10:30 Examination 2h0'
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Closure
  - 14:00 Closure 1h30'