Name: PSI Winter School for Protons 2021
Start: 2021-01-18T01:05:00+01:00
End: 2021-01-21T22:00:00+01:00
Location: No location set

PSI Winter School for Protons 2021

from Monday, 18 January 2021 (01:05) to Thursday, 21 January 2021 (22:00)

Monday, 18 January 2021

12:30

12:30 - 13:00
13:00 Welcome (Introduction of faculty, logistics etc.) - Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Welcome (Introduction of faculty, logistics etc.)
- Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
13:00 - 13:15
13:15 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)
13:15 - 13:35
13:35 Basic physics for protons radiation - Jacobus Maarten Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Basic physics for protons radiation
- Jacobus Maarten Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institut)
13:35 - 14:10
14:10 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)
14:10 - 15:00
15:00

15:00 - 15:10
15:10 Basic radiaton biology of protons - Martin Pruschy (University Hospital Zurich)
Basic radiaton biology of protons
- Martin Pruschy (University Hospital Zurich)
15:10 - 15:50
15:50 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)
15:50 - 16:30
16:30 Second malignancies - Uwe Schneider (Klinik Hirslanden)
Second malignancies
- Uwe Schneider (Klinik Hirslanden)
16:30 - 17:00
17:00

17:00 - 17:10
17:10 Treatment for skull base tumors - Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Treatment for skull base tumors
- Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
17:10 - 17:50
17:50 Pediatrics and AYA tumors treated with protons - Anita Mahajan (Mayo Clinic)
Pediatrics and AYA tumors treated with protons
- Anita Mahajan (Mayo Clinic)
17:50 - 18:30
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
13:00 Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery
- David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
13:00 - 13:40
13:40 Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery - Martin Grossmann Handschin (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery
- Martin Grossmann Handschin (Paul Scherrer Institut)
13:40 - 14:05
14:05 Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry - Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry
- Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
14:05 - 14:45
14:45

14:45 - 15:10
15:10 Treatment planning SFUD and IMPT - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Treatment planning SFUD and IMPT
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
15:10 - 16:05
16:05 Proton therapy workflow - Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Proton therapy workflow
- Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
16:05 - 16:45
16:45

16:45 - 17:10
17:10 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)
17:10 - 17:50
17:50 GI and proton therapy - Piero Fossati (EBG MedAustron GmbH)
GI and proton therapy
- Piero Fossati (EBG MedAustron GmbH)
17:50 - 18:30
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
13:00 Commissioning a new facility: Specifications - Hakan Nyström (The Skandion Clinic)
Commissioning a new facility: Specifications
- Hakan Nyström (The Skandion Clinic)
13:00 - 13:40
13:40 Commissioning a new facility: Clinical - Anna Sara Margareta Fredh
Commissioning a new facility: Clinical
- Anna Sara Margareta Fredh
13:40 - 14:20
14:20 Ocular PT - Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Ocular PT
- Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
14:20 - 14:50
14:50 and PSI virtual Tour incl. Group Picture
and PSI virtual Tour incl. Group Picture
14:50 - 15:20
15:20 Uncertainties and their consequences - Francesca Albertini (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Uncertainties and their consequences
- Francesca Albertini (Paul Scherrer Institut)
15:20 - 16:00
16:00 Motion and motion mitigation - Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Motion and motion mitigation
- Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
16:00 - 16:40
16:40

16:40 - 17:00
17:00
17:00 - 18:30
Contributions

17:00 Workshop 1 - Barbara Bachtiary Dominic Leiser Nicola Bizzocchi

17:30 Workshop 2 - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)

18:00 Workshop 3 - Alessandra Bolsi (Paul Scherrer Institut) Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Thursday, 21 January 2021
13:00
13:00 - 13:30
Contributions

13:00 Workshop 4 - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut) Christian Bula (Paul Scherrer Institut)
13:30 Proton therapy for adult CNS tumors - Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Proton therapy for adult CNS tumors
- Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
13:30 - 14:10
14:10 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)
14:10 - 14:50
14:50 Head and neck tumors treated with proton therapy - Johannes Langendijk (University Medical Center Groningen)
Head and neck tumors treated with proton therapy
- Johannes Langendijk (University Medical Center Groningen)
14:50 - 15:30
15:30 and PSI virtual Tour (replay)
and PSI virtual Tour (replay)
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 Technological innovation: Delivery - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Technological innovation: Delivery
- David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
16:00 - 16:40
16:40 Technological innovation: Imaging - Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Technological innovation: Imaging
- Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
16:40 - 17:20
17:20 Particles vs. high precision photons - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Particles vs. high precision photons
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
17:20 - 17:50
17:50 Closing Remarks - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Closing Remarks
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
17:50 - 18:00

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