Objectives & Outline
Objectives
- Provide in-depth understanding of sources of uncertainties in external beam radiotherapy planning and delivery.
- Provide practical guidance in assessing the overall uncertainty of delivered dose to patients treated with different technologies.
- Provide practical guidance on mitigating sources of uncertainties and strategies for dealing with residual uncertainties.
- Impress upon the fact that “What You See Is Not What You Get (WYSINWYG)” and how to deal with it on patient-by-patient basis.
Program Outline
All sessions take place in Images Theater (Robert Brown Hall) unless otherwise noted.
| Thursday, August 4 | |
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| 7:00pm-9:00pm Icebreaker in the Highland Pub | |
| Friday, August 5 | |
| 7:00am-8:00am Breakfast in Cafeteria | |
| 8:00am - 8:15am | Welcome and Announcements |
8:15am-9:00am 9:00am-9:45am |
Session 1: Biological Rationale for Acceptable Precision and Accuracy in External Beam Radiation Therapy Tumor Focus - Soren Bentzen Normal Tissue Tolerance - Ellen Yorke |
| 9:45am - 10:15am Coffee Break | |
| 10:15am-11:00am 11:00am-11:15am 11:15am-Noon |
Session 1: Biological Rationale for Acceptable Precision and Accuracy in External Beam Radiation Therapy Targeting Based on Biological Imaging - Robert Jeraj Q&A Session 2: Sources of Uncertainties in the Treatment Planning Process Immobilization from Rigid to Non-rigid - Sanford Meeks |
| Noon - 12:30pm Lunch in Cafeteria | |
1:15pm-2:00pm 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Session 2: Sources of Uncertainties in the Treatment Planning Process (cont'd) Uncertainties in Reference Dosimetry - Larry DeWerd Uncertainties in Treatment Planning and Dose Computation - Jeff Siebers |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm Refreshment Break | |
| 3:30pm-4:15pm 4:15pm-4:30pm |
Plan Evaluation - Tommy Knoos Q&A |
| 6:30pm Dinner in Cafeteria | |
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Beer with the Faculty - Highland Pub | |
| Saturday, August 6 | |
| 7:00am-7:45am Breakfast in Cafeteria | |
| 7:45am-8:00am | Announcements |
8:00am-8:45am 8:45am-9:30am 9:30am-10:15am 10:15am-10:30am |
Session 3: Uncertainty Mitigation in Treatment Planning Process Motion Management Strategies - Gig Mageras Margins and Margin Recipes - Marcel Van Herk Robust Optimization - Thomas Bortfeld Q&A |
| 10:30am-11:00am Coffee Break | |
11:00am-11:45am 11:45am-12:30pm 12:30pm-12:45pm |
Session 4: Sources of Uncertainties in the Delivery Process Limits of Precision and Accuracy of Radiation Delivery Systems - Jean Moran Patient Setup Uncertainties (inter-fraction) - Emilie Soisson Q&A |
| 12:45pm-1:45pm Lunch in Cafeteria | |
1:45pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-3:15pm 3:15pm-3:30pm |
Session 5: Uncertainty Mitigation in the Delivery Process Modeling Planning and Delivery Uncertainties - Siyong Kim Rationale for Tolerance Limits and Action Levels for the Performance of Delivery Systems - Jatinder Palta Q&A |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm Refreshment Break | |
4:00pm-4:45pm 4:45pm-5:00pm |
Session 5: Uncertainty Mitigation in the Delivery Process (cont'd) Image Guidance - Lei Dong Q&A |
| 6:30pm Dinner in Cafeteria | |
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Beer with the Faculty - Highland Pub | |
| Sunday, August 7 | |
| 7:30am-8:15am Breakfast in Cafeteria | |
| 8:15am-8:30am | Announcements |
8:30am-9:30am 9:30am-10:15am 10:15am-10:30am |
Session 5: Uncertainty Mitigation in the Delivery Process (cont'd) In-vivo Dosimetry Uncertainty - Chester Reft Dealing with Intra-fraction Motion - Dan Low Q&A |
| 10:30am-11:00am Coffee Break | |
| 11:00am-Noon Noon-12:15pm |
Deformable Registration - Kristy Brock Q&A |
| 12:15pm Lunch in Cafeteria | |
| Free Afternoon! Visit the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area - Centennial Rose Garden ● Playground of the Gods ● Hiking Trails |
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| 6:30pm-9:00pm Night In - Highland Pub John Gilliat, Solo Latin Jazz Guitarist |
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| Monday, August 8 | |
| 7:00am-7:45am Breakfast in Cafeteria | |
| 7:45am-8:00am | Announcements |
8:00am-9:00am 9:00am-9:45am 9:45am-10:00am |
Session 5: Uncertainty Mitigation in the Delivery Process (cont'd) Adaptive Radiotherapy - Katja Langen Incorporation of Imaging as a Biomarker in Radiation Therapy - James Balter Q&A |
| 10:00am-10:30am Coffee Break | |
10:30am-11:30am 11:30am-12:30pm 12:30pm-12:45pm |
Session 6: Designing a QA/QM Program Based on Explicit Understanding of Planning and Delivery Uncertainties Current Practice - Todd Pawlicki FMEA - Saiful Huq Q&A |
| 12:45pm-1:45pm Lunch in Cafeteria | |
1:45pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-2:45pm |
Session 6: Designing a QA/QM Program Based on Explicit Understanding of Planning and Delivery Uncertainties (cont'd) The Human Factor in Quality and Safety of Radiation Therapy - Fang-Fang Yin Q&A |
| 2:45pm-3:15pm Refreshment Break | |
3:15pm-4:00pm 4:00pm-5:00pm 5:00pm-5:15pm |
Session 7: Assessment and Management of Uncertainties: Overview and Examples in Different Diseases Sites ICRU 50, 62, and 83 – Rock Mackie Head and Neck - Vincent Gregoire Q&A |
| 6:30pm Dinner in Cafeteria | |
| 7:30pm-9:00pm Beer with the Faculty - Campus Pub | |
| Tuesday, August 9 | |
| 7:00am-7:45am Breakfast in Cafeteria and Room Key Drop Off | |
| 7:45am-8:00am | Announcements |
8:00am-9:00am 9:00am-10:00am 10:00am-10:15am |
Session 7: Assessment and Management of Uncertainties: Overview and Examples in Different Diseases Sites (cont'd)
Thorax - Joe Chang Pelvis - Patrick Kupelian Q&A |
| 10:15am-10:45am Coffee Break | |
| 10:45am-11:45am | Look into the Future of External Beam Radiotherapy - David Jaffray |
| Noon - Grab and Go Lunch - Buses Depart for the Airport | |