RADIOTHERAPY WITH PROTONS AND IONS
Zurich, Switzerland, September 26 - 30, 2010
Course Directors
Jürgen Debus, Radiation Oncologist, Univ. Klinikum Heidelberg (DE)
Eugen Hug, Radiation Oncologist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen (CH
Teachers
Wilfried De Neve, Radiation Oncologist, Ghent University Hospital (BE)
Oliver Jäkel, Physicist, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg (DE)
Anthony Lomax, Physicist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen (CH)
Alejandro Mazal, Physicist, Institut Curie, Proton Therapy Center (CPO), Orsay (FR)
Peter Peschke, Biologist, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg (DE)
Carl Rossi, Radiation Oncologist, Loma Linda University Medical Center (USA)
Michael Scholz, Physicist, GSI/Biophysics Group, Darmstadt (DE)
Daniela Schulz-Ertner, Radiation Oncologist, Markus-Hospital, Frankfurt (DE)
Tadashi Kamada, Radiation Oncologist, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba (JP)
Guest Lecturer
Marco Schippers, Physicist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen (CH)
Beate Timmermann, Radiation Oncologist, West-German Proton therapy Center Essen (WPE), University Hospital, Essen (DE)
Course aim
· To deepen knowledge of physical, biological and technical aspects of particle therapy
· To increase insight in treatment planning and clinical indications
· To evaluate dosimetry and radiation protection issues
· To study latest technological developments in particle therapy
Target Group
The course is meant for trainees in Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics and for radiobiologists interested in the field of particle therapy.
Educational programme
Sunday, September 26, 2010
• Biological aspects of particle therapy with protons and ions
• Particle Generation, Accelerator Technology
• RBE determination
• Physical aspects of particle therapy with protons and ions
• Clinical applications of ion beams:
• Introduction to clinical Particle Therapy
• Clinical specifics of Carbon Ion Therapy
• Carbon Ion RT at NIRS
Monday, September 27, 2010
• Specifics of physical treatment planning for proton RT
• Specifics of Active Scanning and IMPT
• Specifics of treatment planning for Carbon ion RT
• Biological plan optimization for carbon ion RT
• Current indications for proton and carbon Ions PART I
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
• Tour of the Center for Proton Radiotherapy at PSI
• Image guidance
• Dosimetry and QA for proton and carbon Ion RT
• Side Effects of Particle Therapy
• Workshop on Clinical and Physics Topics
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
• Current indications for proton and carbon Ions PART II
• Technical approaches to treatment of moving targets
• Modern photon RT
• Proton Therapy: Passive techniques
• Particle Therapy: Active raster scanning / fast rescanning
• Specifying particle therapy centers
• New technologies for hospital based particle centers
• New trends in radiation oncology and integration of particle
therapy
Thursday, September 30, 2010
• Overview: Clinical directions and future of particle therapy
• Particle Equipment – industrial vendors presentations and round table
• Discussion