PSI Winter School for Protons 2022
from
Monday 17 January 2022 (10:00)
to
Friday 21 January 2022 (18:15)
Monday 17 January 2022
10:00
Registration to ZOOM
Registration to ZOOM
10:00 - 13:00
Dry run if requested.
13:00
Welcome (Introduction of faculty, virtual meeting, etc.)
-
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Welcome (Introduction of faculty, virtual meeting, etc.)
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
13:00 - 13:10
13:10
A short historical overview of proton therapy
-
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
A short historical overview of proton therapy
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
13:10 - 13:30
13:30
Basic physics for proton radiation
-
Jacobus Maarten Schippers
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Basic physics for proton radiation
Jacobus Maarten Schippers
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
13:30 - 14:05
14:05
Accelerators and beam production techniques for proton therapy
-
Jacobus Maarten Schippers
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Accelerators and beam production techniques for proton therapy
Jacobus Maarten Schippers
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
14:05 - 14:55
14:55
14:55 - 15:15
15:15
Basic radiaton biology of photons and protons
-
Martin Pruschy
(
University Hospital Zurich
)
Basic radiaton biology of photons and protons
Martin Pruschy
(
University Hospital Zurich
)
15:15 - 15:50
15:50
How significant are RBE variations in proton therapy?
-
Harald Paganetti
(
Massachusetts General Hospital
)
How significant are RBE variations in proton therapy?
Harald Paganetti
(
Massachusetts General Hospital
)
15:50 - 16:25
16:25
16:25 - 16:45
16:45
Second malignancies
-
Uwe Schneider
(
Klinik Hirslanden
)
Second malignancies
Uwe Schneider
(
Klinik Hirslanden
)
16:45 - 17:15
17:15
Proton therapy for adult CNS tumors
-
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Proton therapy for adult CNS tumors
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
17:15 - 17:55
17:55
Group picture
Group picture
17:55 - 18:10
Tuesday 18 January 2022
13:00
Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery
-
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
13:00 - 13:40
13:40
Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery
-
Martin Grossmann Handschin
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery
Martin Grossmann Handschin
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
13:40 - 14:05
14:05
Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry
-
Sairos Safai
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry
Sairos Safai
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
14:05 - 14:45
14:45
14:45 - 15:05
15:05
Treatment planning for pencil beam scanning and IMPT
-
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Treatment planning for pencil beam scanning and IMPT
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
15:05 - 16:00
16:00
Proton therapy workflow
-
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Proton therapy workflow
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
16:00 - 16:40
16:40
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:40 - 17:00
17:00
Advancing proton therapy in lung cancer: Beyond proton bragg peak
-
Joe Y. Chang
(
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
)
Advancing proton therapy in lung cancer: Beyond proton bragg peak
Joe Y. Chang
(
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
)
17:00 - 17:40
17:40
GI and proton therapy
-
Piero Fossati
(
EBG MedAustron GmbH
)
GI and proton therapy
Piero Fossati
(
EBG MedAustron GmbH
)
17:40 - 18:20
Wednesday 19 January 2022
12:30
Participants to be allocated into the workshop
Participants to be allocated into the workshop
12:30 - 13:00
13:00
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
-
Barbara Bachtiary
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
Barbara Bachtiary
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
-
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
14:00 - 15:00
15:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
-
Sairos Safai
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Alessandra Bolsi
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
Sairos Safai
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Alessandra Bolsi
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
15:30 - 16:30
16:30
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
-
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
16:30 - 17:30
Thursday 20 January 2022
13:00
Commissioning a new facility: Specifications
-
Hakan Nyström
(
The Skandion Clinic
)
Commissioning a new facility: Specifications
Hakan Nyström
(
The Skandion Clinic
)
13:00 - 13:45
13:45
Commissioning a new facility: Clinical
-
Arturs Meijers
(
PSI
)
Commissioning a new facility: Clinical
Arturs Meijers
(
PSI
)
13:45 - 14:30
14:30
Ocular proton treatment
-
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Ocular proton treatment
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
14:30 - 14:55
14:55
Coffee-Break and PSI virtual Tour (Reply)
Coffee-Break and PSI virtual Tour (Reply)
14:55 - 15:25
15:25
Tumors of the skull base and spine chordoma and chondrosarcoma
-
Damien Charles Weber
Tumors of the skull base and spine chordoma and chondrosarcoma
Damien Charles Weber
15:25 - 16:10
16:10
Proton therapy for pediatrics and AYA patients
-
Anita Mahajan
(
Mayo Clinic
)
Proton therapy for pediatrics and AYA patients
Anita Mahajan
(
Mayo Clinic
)
16:10 - 16:55
16:55
Coffee-Break
Coffee-Break
16:55 - 17:10
17:10
Delivery uncertainties and their consequences
-
Francesca Albertini
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Delivery uncertainties and their consequences
Francesca Albertini
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
17:10 - 17:50
17:50
Motion / motion mitigation
-
Giovanni Fattori
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Motion / motion mitigation
Giovanni Fattori
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
17:50 - 18:30
Friday 21 January 2022
13:00
Validation methodologies for the clinical benefit of proton therapy
-
Johannes Langendijk
(
University Medical Center Groningen
)
Validation methodologies for the clinical benefit of proton therapy
Johannes Langendijk
(
University Medical Center Groningen
)
13:00 - 13:45
13:45
Head and neck cancers
-
Johannes Langendijk
(
University Medical Center Groningen
)
Head and neck cancers
Johannes Langendijk
(
University Medical Center Groningen
)
13:45 - 14:30
14:30
Coffee-Break
Coffee-Break
14:30 - 14:50
14:50
Technological innovation: Imaging
-
Giovanni Fattori
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Technological innovation: Imaging
Giovanni Fattori
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
14:50 - 15:35
15:35
Technological innovation: Delivery
-
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Technological innovation: Delivery
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
15:35 - 16:20
16:20
Coffee-Break
Coffee-Break
16:20 - 16:30
16:30
Technological Innovation: Flash:: MEDICAL
-
James Metz
Technological Innovation: Flash:: MEDICAL
James Metz
16:30 - 16:50
16:50
Technological Innovation: Flash:: BIOLOGY
-
Marie-Catherine Vozenin
Technological Innovation: Flash:: BIOLOGY
Marie-Catherine Vozenin
16:50 - 17:10
17:10
Technological Innovation: Flash:: PHYSICS
-
Serena Psoroulas
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Technological Innovation: Flash:: PHYSICS
Serena Psoroulas
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
17:10 - 17:30
17:30
Protons versus "the competition"
-
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Protons versus "the competition"
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
17:30 - 18:05
18:05
Closing Remarks
-
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Closing Remarks
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
18:05 - 18:15