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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

In 2025 the Winter School is taking place from January 12th to January 17th.
Registration is going to be open soon.


                                                    

Registration is closed.

                                                                                      
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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