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PSI Winter School for Proton Therapy 2024

→ Europe/Zurich
Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Damien Charles Weber (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Description

The PSI Winter School 2024 has taken place.

Please note that the website for the PSI Winter School for Proton Therapy 2025 can be found under: 
PSI Winter School 2025


                                                    

                                                                                      
Content of the course:

  • Clinical indications adult (CNS, GI, Head & Neck, Skull base)
  • Pediatrics and AYA
  • Basic physics of proton therapy
  • Radiation biology
  • Delivery & treatment planning
  • Therapy workflow
  • Uncertainty & motion
  • Specification, commissioning & Q.A.
  • New directions in proton therapy

Aim of course:

To provide detailed knowledge on the clinical, physics and technological aspects of proton therapy using pencil beam scanning

Target audience:

Radiation oncologists, medical physicists, physicists, engineers, radiation technologists and dosimetrists. No previous knowledge of proton therapy is necessary.

Important:

Kindly note that the course is designed for 45 external participants and registration will close when the number of participants has been reached, but latest by: Sunday, December 17th, 2023

 

Support
  • Sunday 14 January
    • 18:00 → 21:00
      Enjoy the finger food 3h
    • 18:00 → 20:00
      Registration 2h Parkhotel Bad Zurzach

      Parkhotel Bad Zurzach

      Badstrasse 44 CH-5330 Bad Zurzach

      Dry run if requested.

    • 20:00 → 22:00
      Time at your convenience - you may enjoy the thermal baths 2h
  • Monday 15 January
    • 08:30 → 09:00
      Departure to Paul Scherrer Institut - Meeting point in front of the hotel 30m
    • 09:00 → 09:15
      Welcome (Introduction of faculty, virtual meeting, etc.) 15m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
      01_Introduction WD17 WS 2024.pdf
      Congratulations you have successfully got access to the talks.pdf
    • 09:15 → 09:45
      A short historical overview of proton therapy 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
      02_Ver. 2024 Brief history of proton therapy Damien C. Weber.pdf
    • 09:45 → 10:30
      Basic physics for proton radiation 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Jacobus Maarten Schippers (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      03_BasicPhysics-40m-Schippers-2024.pdf
    • 10:30 → 11:00
      Coffee break
    • 11:00 → 11:45
      Basic radiaton biology of photons and protons 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Martin Pruschy (University Hospital Zurich)
      04_Pruschy PSI-School 2024 - final.pdf
    • 11:45 → 12:30
      Toxicity Clinical 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium
      Speaker: Esther Troost
      05_Esther_Troost_Toxicity Clinical.pdf
    • 12:30 → 13:30
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:30 → 14:15
      How significant are RBE variations in proton therapy? 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Harald Paganetti (Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School)
      06_Paganetti_PSI_Winterschool_2024.pdf
    • 14:15 → 14:45
      Toxicity: Clinical impact of proton RBE 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium
      Speaker: Dirk Wagenaar
      07_2024-01-14 - PSI - Toxicity - Clinical impact of proton RBE - new.pdf
    • 14:45 → 15:05
      Coffee break 20m
    • 15:05 → 15:35
      Financial Toxicity 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium
      Speakers: Barbara Bachtiary (Dr. med.), Damien Charles Weber (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      08_Financial toxicity-PSI WinterSchool 2024 Damien C. Weber.pdf
    • 15:35 → 16:05
      Second malignancies 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Uwe Schneider
      09_2024_Schneider_PSI_Winterschool_V0.pdf
    • 16:05 → 16:15
      Break 10m
    • 16:15 → 17:15
      Treatment planning for pencil beam scanning and IMPT 1h Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      10_Treatment planning V3.pdf
    • 17:15 → 17:20
      Group picture 5m
    • 17:20 → 17:30
      Meeting point PSI West outside the auditorium 10m
    • 17:30 → 18:00
      On the way to Park Hotel 30m
    • 18:00 → 19:30
      Dinner at Parkhotel 1h 30m
    • 19:30 → 22:00
      Time at your convenience - you may enjoy the thermal baths 2h 30m
  • Tuesday 16 January
  • Wednesday 17 January
    • 08:30 → 09:00
      Departure to Paul Scherrer Institut - Meeting point in front of the Hotel 30m
    • 09:00 → 09:45
      Delivery uncertainties and their consequences 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Francesca Albertini (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      20_Albertini_uncertainties_2024_final.pdf
    • 09:45 → 10:30
      Motion / motion mitigation 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Giovanni Fattori (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      21_Fattori_Motion-MotionMitigation_2024.pdf
    • 10:30 → 10:55
      Coffee break and group allocation 25m
    • 10:55 → 11:10
      On the way to the workshop 15m
    • 11:10 → 12:10
      Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel 1h WPTA 139

      WPTA 139

      Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speakers: Barbara Bachtiary, Dominic Leiser (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Nicola Bizzocchi (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 12:10 → 12:15
      Change workshop session 5m
    • 12:15 → 13:15
      Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel 1h WPTA 141

      WPTA 141

      Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speakers: Alessandra Bolsi (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Sairos Safai (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 13:15 → 13:30
      On the way for lunch 15m
    • 13:30 → 14:30
      Lunch break 1h
    • 14:30 → 14:45
      On the way to the workshop 15m
    • 14:45 → 15:45
      Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel 1h WBGB/19 in Time OUT

      WBGB/19 in Time OUT

      Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 15:45 → 15:50
      Change workshop session 5m
    • 15:50 → 16:50
      Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel 1h Gantry 1

      Gantry 1

      Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speakers: David Meer (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Martin Grossmann Handschin (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 16:50 → 17:20
      Coffee break 30m TIME OUT

      TIME OUT
    • 17:25 → 18:25
      Site tour 1h Center for Proton Therapy (Villigen)

      Center for Proton Therapy

      Villigen
    • 18:25 → 18:40
      on way back to meeting point outside the auditorium 15m
    • 18:45 → 19:10
      On the way to Park Hotel 25m
    • 19:15 → 20:45
      Dinner at Parkhotel 1h 30m
  • Thursday 18 January
    • 08:30 → 09:00
      Departure to Paul Scherrer Institut - Meeting point in front of the Hotel 30m
    • 09:00 → 09:45
      Commissioning a new facility: Specifications 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Håkan Nyström (The Skandion Clinic)
      30_PSI WS 2024 Nyström.pdf
    • 09:45 → 10:30
      Commissioning a new facility: Clinical 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Arturs Meijers (PSI)
      31_PSI WS 2024 - Commissioning.pdf
    • 10:30 → 11:00
      Coffee-Break 30m
    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Protons versus "the competition" 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      32_Competition_V2.pdf
    • 11:30 → 12:00
      Technological Innovation: Flash:: BIOLOGY 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Marie-Catherine Vozenin
      33_MCVozenin_PSI2024.pdf
    • 12:00 → 12:30
      Technological Innovation: Flash:: PHYSICS 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Serena Psoroulas (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      34_WS2024_FLASH_Physics.pdf
    • 12:30 → 13:30
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:30 → 14:15
      Technological Innovation: Treatment planning 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Jan Hrbacek (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      35_PSI WS 2024 Hrbacek - TPS.pdf
    • 14:15 → 15:00
      Technological innovations: AI in radiotherapy 45m
      Speaker: Zoltan Perko
      36_AI_in_PT_PSI_Winter_School_ZP_Rev2.pdf
    • 15:00 → 15:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 15:30 → 16:15
      Technological innovation: Imaging 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Giovanni Fattori (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      37_Fattori_TechnologicalInnovation_Imaging_2024.pdf
    • 16:15 → 17:00
      Technological innovation: Delivery 45m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Serena Psoroulas (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      38_WS2024_TechInn_Delivery.pdf
    • 17:00 → 17:15
      Closing Remarks 15m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speakers: Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Damien Charles Weber (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 17:15 → 17:30
      Departure to the hotel - Meeting point PSI West outside the auditorium 15m
    • 17:30 → 18:00
      On the way to Park Hotel 30m
    • 18:00 → 19:30
      Dinner at Parkhotel 1h 30m
    • 19:30 → 22:00
      Time at your convenience - you may enjoy the thermal baths 2h 30m
  • Friday 19 January
    • 07:30 → 11:00
      Checking out

      Wishing you a safe travel back to your home country.

    • 07:30 → 17:30
      Skiing day - Optional 10h https://www.flumserberg.ch/en/Experience-winter (Flumserberg)

      https://www.flumserberg.ch/en/Experience-winter

      Flumserberg

      The Skiing day will take place at Flumserberg. For any further information about it, please see: https://www.flumserberg.ch/en/Experience-winter

      The Skiing day will take place at Flumserberg.
      For any further information about it, please see:
      https://www.flumserberg.ch/en/Experience-winter

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