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, January 18, 2021 (1:05 AM) to Thursday, January 21, 2021 (10:00 PM)

Monday, January 18, 2021

12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Welcome (Introduction of faculty, logistics etc.) - Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Welcome (Introduction of faculty, logistics etc.)
- Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM 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)
1:15 PM - 1:35 PM
1:35 PM Basic physics for protons radiation - Jacobus Maarten Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Basic physics for protons radiation
- Jacobus Maarten Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:35 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM 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)
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM

3:00 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM Basic radiaton biology of protons - Martin Pruschy (University Hospital Zurich)
Basic radiaton biology of protons
- Martin Pruschy (University Hospital Zurich)
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM 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)
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Second malignancies - Uwe Schneider (Klinik Hirslanden)
Second malignancies
- Uwe Schneider (Klinik Hirslanden)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM Treatment for skull base tumors - Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Treatment for skull base tumors
- Damien Charles Weber (Paul Scherrer Institut)
5:10 PM - 5:50 PM
5:50 PM Pediatrics and AYA tumors treated with protons - Anita Mahajan (Mayo Clinic)
Pediatrics and AYA tumors treated with protons
- Anita Mahajan (Mayo Clinic)
5:50 PM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
1:00 PM Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 1: Modulation delivery
- David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery - Martin Grossmann Handschin (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 2: Controlling delivery
- Martin Grossmann Handschin (Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:40 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry - Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Active scanning beam 3: Checking delivery/dosimetry
- Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM Treatment planning SFUD and IMPT - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Treatment planning SFUD and IMPT
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
3:10 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM Proton therapy workflow - Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Proton therapy workflow
- Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
4:05 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM

4:45 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM 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)
5:10 PM - 5:50 PM
5:50 PM GI and proton therapy - Piero Fossati (EBG MedAustron GmbH)
GI and proton therapy
- Piero Fossati (EBG MedAustron GmbH)
5:50 PM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
1:00 PM Commissioning a new facility: Specifications - Hakan Nyström (The Skandion Clinic)
Commissioning a new facility: Specifications
- Hakan Nyström (The Skandion Clinic)
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM Commissioning a new facility: Clinical - Anna Sara Margareta Fredh
Commissioning a new facility: Clinical
- Anna Sara Margareta Fredh
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM Ocular PT - Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Ocular PT
- Jan Hrbacek (Paul Scherrer Institut)
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM and PSI virtual Tour incl. Group Picture
and PSI virtual Tour incl. Group Picture
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM Uncertainties and their consequences - Francesca Albertini (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Uncertainties and their consequences
- Francesca Albertini (Paul Scherrer Institut)
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Motion and motion mitigation - Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Motion and motion mitigation
- Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Contributions

5:00 PM Workshop 1 - Barbara Bachtiary Dominic Leiser Nicola Bizzocchi

5:30 PM Workshop 2 - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)

6:00 PM Workshop 3 - Alessandra Bolsi (Paul Scherrer Institut) Sairos Safai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Thursday, January 21, 2021
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Contributions

1:00 PM Workshop 4 - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut) Christian Bula (Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:30 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)
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM 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)
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM 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)
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM and PSI virtual Tour (replay)
and PSI virtual Tour (replay)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Technological innovation: Delivery - David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Technological innovation: Delivery
- David Meer (Paul Scherrer Institut)
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM Technological innovation: Imaging - Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Technological innovation: Imaging
- Giovanni Fattori (Paul Scherrer Institut)
4:40 PM - 5:20 PM
5:20 PM Particles vs. high precision photons - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Particles vs. high precision photons
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
5:20 PM - 5:50 PM
5:50 PM Closing Remarks - Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Closing Remarks
- Antony John Lomax (Paul Scherrer Institut)
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM

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