Proton Symposium
Particle Beam Therapy Symposium
Symposium
$10
ticket required
Saturday, August 3 • 8:00am - 3:45pm
Wabash Ballroom, Indiana Convention Center
Tour (Sold Out - The facility tour has reached full capacity. No further tickets will be sold.)
$5
separate ticket required; limited to the first 150 registrants due to limited space
Saturday, August 3 • 4:00pm - 9:00pm
(inclusive of bus ride to Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, Bloomington)
Depart from
Indiana Convention Center
Moderators: Indra Das and Lei Dong
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
1. Provide clinical and techical aspect of proton beam.
2. Discussion on proton beam production for patient treatment
3. Conduct sessions on Variability in clinical implementation among institutions
4. Conduct sessions on Advances in pencil beam and scanning technology
5. Conduct sessions on Treatment planning innovation
6. Conduct sessions on Design, planning and economics
Medical Physics Continuing Education Credits
- The Particle Beam Therapy Symposium as been approved by The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc. (CAMPEP) for 7.5 MPCEC continuing education credits.
- In order to obtain credits, attendees must complete an online evaluation survey.
- The Online Evaluation system will remain open through 11:59 pm EST, Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Evaluations MUST be completed by that time for credits to be earned.
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am - 8:30am | An Overview of Proton Beam Therapy: Clinical Perspective Herman Suit: Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Particle Beam Technology and Delivery This session will focus on the pros and cons of different methods of beam production; cyclotron, synchrotron, synchrocyclotron and newer devices in the context of technology, beam energy, treatment delivery options, reliability, and throughput. It will focus on science with big picture and a neutral view. Moderator: Jay Flantz |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am - 12:00pm | Proton Center Specific Configuration and Clinical Implementations Machine type, delivery system, patient load, morning QA, monthly QA, patient QA, calibration protocol and innovative approaches Moderators: Ron Zhu and Chee-Wai Cheng |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Boxed Lunch Pick Up |
| 12:30pm - 2:15pm | Vendor-Specific Technology and Beam Delivery Techniques Vendors provide 15-minute presentations with Q&A during lunch. Moderators: Indra Das and Lei Dong |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | Treatment Planning, Outcome, and Economics of Proton Therapy Proton-specific treatment planning, plan evaluation, relative biological effectiveness, outcome, work flow, and reimbursement Moderator: Radhe Mohan |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Travel to Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, Bloomington |
| 5:30pm - 8:00pm | Tours and Dinner |
| 8:00pm - 9:30pm | Return to Indiana Convention Center |
| The Program Organizers wish to acknowledge the following sponsors | |
| Level 3 | ProNova Solutions |
| Level 2 | Hitachi IBA Mevion Sumitomo Heavy Industries Varian Americas |
| Level 1 | Best Medical Elekta PTW Raysearch Americas Sun Nuclear |