Name: PSI Winter School for Protons 2020
Start: 2020-01-19T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2020-01-24T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Park-Hotel Bad Zurzach

PSI Winter School for Protons 2020

from Sunday, January 19, 2020 (6:00 PM) to Friday, January 24, 2020 (5:00 PM)

Monday, January 13, 2020
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Friday, January 17, 2020
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Sunday, January 19, 2020

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

7:00 PM

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Monday, January 20, 2020
9:00 AM Welcome (Introduction of faculty, logistics etc.) - Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Welcome (Introduction of faculty, logistics etc.)
- Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Seminar Room
9:30 AM 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)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Seminar Room
10:00 AM Basic physics for protons radiation - Jacobus Maarten Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Basic physics for protons radiation
- Jacobus Maarten Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Seminar Room
10:30 AM

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Basic radiaton biology of protons - Martin Pruschy (University Hospital Zurich)
Basic radiaton biology of protons
- Martin Pruschy (University Hospital Zurich)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Seminar Room
11:45 AM 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)
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Seminar Room
12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
2:00 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)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Seminar Room
2:45 PM Treatment for skull base tumors - Robert Malyapa (Singapore Proton, Singapore)
Treatment for skull base tumors
- Robert Malyapa (Singapore Proton, Singapore)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Seminar Room
3:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Treatment of early and advanced stage lung cancer - Joe Y. Chang (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
Treatment of early and advanced stage lung cancer
- Joe Y. Chang (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Seminar Room
4:45 PM GI and proton therapy - Piero Fossati (EBG MedAustron GmbH)
GI and proton therapy
- Piero Fossati (EBG MedAustron GmbH)
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Seminar Room
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
9:00 AM Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery
- David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Seminar Room
9:45 AM Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery - Martin Grossmann Handschin (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery
- Martin Grossmann Handschin (Paul Scherrer Institut)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: Seminar Room
10:15 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Park-Hotel Bad Zurzach
10:45 AM Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry - Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry
- Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Seminar Room
11:30 AM Proton therapy workflow - Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Proton therapy workflow
- Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Room: Seminar Room
12:15 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: Restaurant
1:45 PM Treatment planning SFUD and IMPT - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Treatment planning SFUD and IMPT
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Seminar Room
2:45 PM Uncertainties and their consequences - Francesca Albertini (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Uncertainties and their consequences
- Francesca Albertini (Paul Scherrer Institut)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Seminar Room
3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Park-Hotel Bad Zurzach
4:00 PM Motion and motion mitigation - Antje Knopf (University Medical Center Groningen)
Motion and motion mitigation
- Antje Knopf (University Medical Center Groningen)
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Seminar Room
4:45 PM Ocular PT - Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Ocular PT
- Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: Seminar Room
5:15 PM Bus leaves to social event place - meeting point in front of the Park Hotel at 5.45 pm
Bus leaves to social event place - meeting point in front of the Park Hotel at 5.45 pm
5:15 PM - 9:45 PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:45 AM Day at PSI: Meeting point in front of the Park Hotel to enter the bus to Paul Scherrer Institut
Day at PSI: Meeting point in front of the Park Hotel to enter the bus to Paul Scherrer Institut
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM 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)
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
10:00 AM Second malignancies - Uwe Schneider (Klinik Hirslanden)
Second malignancies
- Uwe Schneider (Klinik Hirslanden)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Walk to the Center for Proton Therapy
Walk to the Center for Proton Therapy
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Workshop 1 - Robert Malyapa (Singapore Proton, Singapore)
Workshop 1
- Robert Malyapa (Singapore Proton, Singapore)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Room: Paul Scherrer Institut
12:15 PM Workshop 2 - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Workshop 2
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Room: Paul Scherrer Institut
1:15 PM Walk to the Auditorium
Walk to the Auditorium
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Lunch at the "Auditorium"
Lunch at the "Auditorium"
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium - Paul Scherrer Institut

2:30 PM Walk to the Center for Proton Therapy
Walk to the Center for Proton Therapy
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM Workshop 3 - Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut) Alessandra Bolsi (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Workshop 3
- Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
- Alessandra Bolsi (Paul Scherrer Institut)
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Paul Scherrer Institut
3:45 PM Workshop 4 - Christian Bula (Paul Scherrer Institut) David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Workshop 4
- Christian Bula (Paul Scherrer Institut)
- David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Paul Scherrer Institut
4:45 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: Time Out, Paul Scherrer Institut

5:15 PM Site tour
Site tour
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Room: Center for Proton Therapy

6:15 PM Walk to bus station
Walk to bus station
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Seminar Room

6:30 PM Bus to Bad Zurzach
Bus to Bad Zurzach
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, January 23, 2020
8:30 AM Head and neck tumors treated with proton therapy - Robert Malyapa (Singapore Proton, Singapore)
Head and neck tumors treated with proton therapy
- Robert Malyapa (Singapore Proton, Singapore)
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Seminar Room
9:15 AM Pediatrics and AYA tumors treated with protons - Anita Mahajan (Mayo Clinic)
Pediatrics and AYA tumors treated with protons
- Anita Mahajan (Mayo Clinic)
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Seminar Room
10:00 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Park-Hotel Bad Zurzach
10:30 AM 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)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Seminar Room
11:15 AM Commissioning a new facility: Specifications - Hakan Nyström (The Skandion Clinic)
Commissioning a new facility: Specifications
- Hakan Nyström (The Skandion Clinic)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Seminar Room
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Room: Restaurant

1:15 PM Group picture
Group picture
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Seminar Room
1:30 PM Commissioning a new facility: Clinical - Jörg Rottmann (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Commissioning a new facility: Clinical
- Jörg Rottmann (Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Room: Seminar Room
2:15 PM Technological innovation: Delivery - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Technological innovation: Delivery
- David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Seminar Room
3:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Park-Hotel Bad Zurzach
3:30 PM Technological innovation: Imaging - Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Technological innovation: Imaging
- Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Seminar Room
4:15 PM Particles vs. high precision photons - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Particles vs. high precision photons
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Seminar Room
4:45 PM Closing Remarks - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Closing Remarks
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Seminar Room
Friday, January 24, 2020

7:30 AM

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

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