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PSI Winter School for Proton Therapy 2026

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Auditorium (Paul Scherrer Institute)

Auditorium

Paul Scherrer Institute

Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Damien Charles Weber (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Description

Registration is closed.

Content of the course:                        

  • 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:

The book "Physics against Cancer" will be included in the course fee.

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, January 4th, 2026

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  • Sunday 18 January
    • 18:00 → 21:00
      Enjoy the finger food and drinks 3h Dorint Parkhotel Bad Zurzach

      Dorint Parkhotel Bad Zurzach
    • 18:00 → 20:00
      Registration - and pictures to look at 2h Dorint Parkhotel Bad Zurzach

      Dorint Parkhotel Bad Zurzach

      Badstrasse 44 CH-5330 Bad Zurzach

      Dry run if requested.

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    • 20:00 → 22:00
      Time at your convenience - you may enjoy the thermal baths 2h Dorint Parkhotel Bad Zurzach

      Dorint Parkhotel Bad Zurzach
  • Monday 19 January
  • Tuesday 20 January
  • Wednesday 21 January
    • 08:30 → 09:00
      Departure to Paul Scherrer Institute - Meeting point in front of the Parkhotel 30m
    • 09:00 → 09:30
      Commissioning a new facility: Specifications 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Alejandro Mazal (Centro de Protonterapia Quironsalud)
      01_000 Mazal COMMISSIONING PSI winter January 2026 red.pdf
      01_000 Mazal COMMISSIONING PSI winter January 2026 red.pptx
    • 09:30 → 10:00
      Commissioning a new facility: Clinical 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Arturs Meijers (PSI)
      02_Introduction - PSI WS 2026 - Meijers - Commissioning.pdf
    • 10:00 → 10:30
      Coffee break and group allocation 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 10:30 → 10:45
      On the way to the workshop 15m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 10:45 → 11:45
      Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel 1h WPTA 139

      WPTA 139

      Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speakers: Alexey Cherchik, Arturs Meijers (PSI), Nicola Bizzocchi (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      WS01_WinterSchool_2026.pdf
    • 11:45 → 11:50
      Change workshop session 5m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 11:50 → 12:50
      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), Michele Togno (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      WS02_WINTER_SCHOOL_2026_QA_Physics_ForDistribution.pdf
      WS02_WINTER_SCHOOL_2026_QA_planning.pdf
    • 12:50 → 13:00
      On the way for lunch 10m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 13:00 → 14:00
      Lunch break 1h Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 14:00 → 14:15
      On the way to the workshop 15m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 14:15 → 15:15
      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)
    • 15:15 → 15:20
      Change workshop session 5m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 15:20 → 16:20
      Workshop 1 to 4 in parallel 1h Gantry 1

      Gantry 1

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

      TIME OUT
    • 16:50 → 18:10
      Site tour - Optional 1h 20m Center for Proton Therapy (Villigen)

      Center for Proton Therapy

      Villigen
    • 18:10 → 18:25
      On the way back to meeting point outside the Auditorium 15m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 18:25 → 19:00
      On the way to Parkhotel 35m
    • 19:00 → 20:00
      Dinner at Parkhotel 1h
  • Thursday 22 January
    • 08:30 → 09:00
      Departure to Paul Scherrer Institute - Meeting point in front of the Parkhotel 30m
    • 09:00 → 09:30
      Uncertainties in PT 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Francesca Albertini (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      01_Albertini_Uncertainties.pdf
    • 09:30 → 10:00
      Motion / motion mitigation 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Ilaria Rinaldi
      02_Rinaldi_Motion_Mitigation.pdf
    • 10:00 → 10:30
      Rationale and implemenattion of online adaptive 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Francesca Albertini (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      03_Albertini_Online_Adaptive.pdf
    • 10:30 → 11:00
      Coffee-Break 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Technological innovation: Imaging 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Giovanni Fattori (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      04_Fattori_TechnologicalInnovation_Imaging_2026_rev.pdf
    • 11:30 → 12:00
      Technological Innovation: Treatment planning 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Jan Hrbacek (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
      05_Hrbacek_Technological_Innovation_TPS.pdf
    • 12:00 → 13:00
      Lunch break 1h Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 13:00 → 13:30
      Technological Innovation: Flash:: BIOLOGY 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Marie-Catherine Vozenin
      06_MCVozenin_PSI26.pdf
    • 13:30 → 14:00
      Technological Innovation: Flash:: PHYSICS 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Robert Schäfer
      07_Techological innovations - WS2026_FLASH_SR17_latest.pdf
    • 14:00 → 14:30
      Technological innovation: Spatially fractionated minibeams therapy 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Auditorium c/o Paul Scherrer Institut West Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI
      Speaker: Cristian Fernandez (University of Bern)
      08_Fernandez_Minibeams.pdf
    • 14:30 → 15:00
      Coffee break 30m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 15:00 → 15:30
      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)
      09_Lomax_Protons_vs_Competition.pdf
    • 15:30 → 15:45
      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)
    • 15:45 → 16:00
      Departure to the hotel - Meeting point PSI West outside the Auditorium 15m Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen
    • 16:00 → 16:30
      On the way to Parkhotel 30m
    • 16:30 → 18:30
      Time at your convenience - you may enjoy the thermal baths 2h
    • 18:30 → 19:30
      Dinner at Parkhotel 1h
    • 19:30 → 22:00
      Time at your convenience - you may enjoy the thermal baths 2h 30m
  • Friday 23 January
    • 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

    • 08:30 → 12:00
      Tour within Paul Scherrer Institute - Optional Auditorium

      Auditorium

      Paul Scherrer Institute

      Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen

      Wishing you a safe travel back to your home country.

      2026_PSI_Winterschool_COMET.pdf
      PSIWinterSchool_SLS2_in_15_minutes.pdf
      Vortrag_EN_General and HIPA- WS2026.pdf