Program Information

	The Challenges of Predicting RBE Effects in Particle Therapy and Opportunities for Improving Cancer Therapy	Wednesday - 8/3/2016
	SAM Therapy Scientific Symposium	1:45 PM - 3:45 PM	Room: Ballroom B

Moderator: David Carlson, Yale University School of Medicine

1:45 PM - 3:45 PM Wednesday

WE-FG-BRB-0 : The Challenges of Predicting RBE Effects in Particle Therapy and Opportunities for Improving Cancer Therapy H. Paganetti*, D. Grosshans*, D. Carlson*, K. Held*

1:45 PM WE-FG-BRB-1

Clinical Significance of RBE Variations in Proton Therapy H. Paganetti*

2:15 PM WE-FG-BRB-2

Spatial Mapping of the RBE of Scanned Particle Beams D. Grosshans*

2:45 PM WE-FG-BRB-3

Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Biological Optimization in Particle Therapy D. Carlson*

3:15 PM WE-FG-BRB-4

RBEs for Human Lung Cancer Cells Exposed to Protons and Heavier Ions: Implications for Clinical Use of Charged Particles in Cancer Therapy K. Held*