PSI Winter School for Protons 2022
from
Monday, January 17, 2022 (10:00 AM)
to
Friday, January 21, 2022 (6:15 PM)
Monday, January 17, 2022
10:00 AM
Registration to ZOOM
Registration to ZOOM
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Dry run if requested.
1:00 PM
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
)
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
1:10 PM
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
)
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Basic physics for proton radiation
-
Jacobus Maarten Schippers
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Basic physics for proton radiation
Jacobus Maarten Schippers
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
1:30 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM
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
)
2:05 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Basic radiaton biology of photons and protons
-
Martin Pruschy
(
University Hospital Zurich
)
Basic radiaton biology of photons and protons
Martin Pruschy
(
University Hospital Zurich
)
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM
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
)
3:50 PM - 4:25 PM
4:25 PM
4:25 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM
Second malignancies
-
Uwe Schneider
(
Klinik Hirslanden
)
Second malignancies
Uwe Schneider
(
Klinik Hirslanden
)
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM
Proton therapy for adult CNS tumors
-
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Proton therapy for adult CNS tumors
Damien Charles Weber
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
5:15 PM - 5:55 PM
5:55 PM
Group picture
Group picture
5:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
1:00 PM
Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery
-
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM
Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery
-
Martin Grossmann Handschin
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery
Martin Grossmann Handschin
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
1:40 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM
Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry
-
Sairos Safai
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry
Sairos Safai
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM
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
)
3:05 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Proton therapy workflow
-
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Proton therapy workflow
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
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
)
5:00 PM - 5:40 PM
5:40 PM
GI and proton therapy
-
Piero Fossati
(
EBG MedAustron GmbH
)
GI and proton therapy
Piero Fossati
(
EBG MedAustron GmbH
)
5:40 PM - 6:20 PM
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
12:30 PM
Participants to be allocated into the workshop
Participants to be allocated into the workshop
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
-
Barbara Bachtiary
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
Barbara Bachtiary
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
-
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
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
)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
-
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday, January 20, 2022
1:00 PM
Commissioning a new facility: Specifications
-
Hakan Nyström
(
The Skandion Clinic
)
Commissioning a new facility: Specifications
Hakan Nyström
(
The Skandion Clinic
)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Commissioning a new facility: Clinical
-
Arturs Meijers
(
PSI
)
Commissioning a new facility: Clinical
Arturs Meijers
(
PSI
)
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Ocular proton treatment
-
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Ocular proton treatment
Jan Hrbacek
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM
Coffee-Break and PSI virtual Tour (Reply)
Coffee-Break and PSI virtual Tour (Reply)
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
3:25 PM
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
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
Proton therapy for pediatrics and AYA patients
-
Anita Mahajan
(
Mayo Clinic
)
Proton therapy for pediatrics and AYA patients
Anita Mahajan
(
Mayo Clinic
)
4:10 PM - 4:55 PM
4:55 PM
Coffee-Break
Coffee-Break
4:55 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM
Delivery uncertainties and their consequences
-
Francesca Albertini
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Delivery uncertainties and their consequences
Francesca Albertini
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
5:10 PM - 5:50 PM
5:50 PM
Motion / motion mitigation
-
Giovanni Fattori
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Motion / motion mitigation
Giovanni Fattori
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
5:50 PM - 6:30 PM
Friday, January 21, 2022
1:00 PM
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
)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Head and neck cancers
-
Johannes Langendijk
(
University Medical Center Groningen
)
Head and neck cancers
Johannes Langendijk
(
University Medical Center Groningen
)
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Coffee-Break
Coffee-Break
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM
Technological innovation: Imaging
-
Giovanni Fattori
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Technological innovation: Imaging
Giovanni Fattori
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM
Technological innovation: Delivery
-
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Technological innovation: Delivery
David Meer
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM
4:20 PM
Coffee-Break
Coffee-Break
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Technological Innovation: Flash:: MEDICAL
-
James Metz
Technological Innovation: Flash:: MEDICAL
James Metz
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM
Technological Innovation: Flash:: BIOLOGY
-
Marie-Catherine Vozenin
Technological Innovation: Flash:: BIOLOGY
Marie-Catherine Vozenin
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM
Technological Innovation: Flash:: PHYSICS
-
Serena Psoroulas
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Technological Innovation: Flash:: PHYSICS
Serena Psoroulas
(
PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut
)
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Protons versus "the competition"
-
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Protons versus "the competition"
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
5:30 PM - 6:05 PM
6:05 PM
Closing Remarks
-
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
Closing Remarks
Antony John Lomax
(
Paul Scherrer Institut
)
6:05 PM - 6:15 PM