International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology #ICARO3

Session

Proton Radiotherapy

16 Feb 2021, 12:00

Conveners

Proton Radiotherapy: Parallel Sessions: Refresher Courses

• Karen Kirkby (Professor of Proton Beam Physics, University of Manchester, UK)

Description

The learning objectives of this Refresher Course are:
• To understand how the multidisciplinary proton team research, update and deliver state of the art proton therapy
• To highlight conundrums that proton beam therapy presents in medical physics and radiobiology
To review the specific role and evidence for proton therapy in the management of children with cancer

236. Does it work: Developing and implementing clinical trials of PBT

Cai Grau (Aarhus University, Denmark)

16/02/2021, 12:00

Educational Lecture

237. Medical Physics Issues in Proton Therapy: Changing from 2 phases to single phase simultaneous integrated boost (to better use the optimiser) and use of EUD for plan assessment

Matthew Lowe (University of Manchester, UK )

16/02/2021, 12:20

Educational Lecture

238. The patient-centred PBT pathway

Vicky Hughes (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, UK )

16/02/2021, 12:40

Educational Lecture

239. Image Guidance in proton therapy

Katja Langen (Emory University, USA)

16/02/2021, 12:55

Educational Lecture

240. Dose Accumulation in Proton Therapy

Tony Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland )

16/02/2021, 13:10

Educational Lecture

241. FLASH proton therapy?

Jack Aylward (Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK )

16/02/2021, 13:25

Educational Lecture

242. Paediatric Proton Therapy

Thomas Merchant (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)

16/02/2021, 13:40

Educational Lecture