Objectives & Outline

Objectives:

• Learn the principles of treatment planning, imaging, and radiobiology as applied to brachytherapy
• Explain the role of model-based dose calculation algorithms and their affects for several anatomic sites
• Provide an in-depth understanding on the application of brachytherapy for gynecological, breast, prostate (HDR and LDR), and skin diseases
• Clarify emerging technologies, clinical modalities, and intensity-modulated brachytherapy

Program Outline

All sessions take place in the Evans Auditorium, unless otherwise noted.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9
5:00pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center 7:00pm - 8:30pm Icebreaker Reception, Stamm Meeting Room
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
7:30am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center
8:00am - 8:20am	Welcome Mark Rivard
LDR Prostate I (Butler) 8:20am - 9:20am SAM	Imaging and Targeting	Sloboda
	Planning	Batchelar
	Needle Loading Options - QA	Todor
	Seed Implanters	Rivard
	Stranding: Pros and Cons	Butler
	Source Localization (Fluoro/CT/MRI)	Siebert
LDR Prostate II (Butler) 9:20am - 9:50am SAM	Adaptive w/US or MRI	Sloboda
	MBDCA	Beaulieu
	Q & A
9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break
LDR Prostate II continued 10:10am - 10:50am	Radiobiology	Chen
	Post-Implant Evaluation	Sloboda
	ME	Ouhib
	Q & A
MBDCA Theory (Beaulieu) 10:50am - Noon SAM	Theory 1 (General)	Beaulieu
	Theory 2 (GBBS)	Mourtada
	Theory 3 (CC)	Sloboda
	Current Technology	Beaulieu
	Commissioning Infrastructure	Rivard
	Commissioning Process	Sloboda
	Q & A
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center
1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall. Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule. Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm
5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center
7:00pm - 8:30pm Refreshments and Informal Evening Discussion, Smith Hall
SUNDAY, JUNE 11
7:30am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center
General Planning I (Libby) 8:00am - 9:50am SAM	Radiobiology 1	Chen
	Radiobiology 2	Chen
	Brachytherapy Targeting	Butler
	Brachytherapy Treatment Planning	Libby
	Guidance for Catheter Placement 1	Richardson
	Guidance for Catheter Placement 2	Rownd
	Interstitial Equipment	Butler
	Localization and Reconstruction Issues - CT	Libby
	Localization and Reconstruction Issues - MR	Kirisits
	Q & A
	Optimization - Theory	Rivard
9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break
General Planning II (Libby) 10:10am - Noon SAM	Optimization - Binary Stochastic	Cunha
	Optimization - Binary Heuristic	Thomadsen
	Optimization - Binary Deterministic	Cunha
	Optimization - Continuous Analytic	Rownd
	Optimization - Continuous Non-Analytic	Thomadsen
	Q & A
	Plan Evaluation - DVH	Butler
	Plan Evaluation - Interstitial Indices	Siebert
	Plan Evaluation - Intracavitary Measures	Todor
	Plan Evaluation - QA	Scanderbeg
	Q & A
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center
1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall. Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule. Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm
5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center
7:00pm - 8:30pm Refreshments and Informal Evening Discussion, Smith Hall
MONDAY, JUNE 12
7:30am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center
Breast I (Todor) 8:00am - 9:10am SAM	Target and Goals	Todor
	Interstitial Process	Scanderbeg
	Interstitial Dosimetry	Batchelar
	Intracavitary Process	Pai
	Intracavitary Dosimetry	Todor
	Intraop Process	Thomadsen
	Q & A
Breast II (Todor) 9:10am - 9:50am SAM	Plan Evaluation - QA	Pai
	Treatment - QA	Ouhib
	Radiobiology: RBE (eBT)	Fulkerson
	MBDCA	Richardson
9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break
Breast II continued 10:10am - 10:40am	eBT	Fulkerson
	Surface Applicators	Rivard
	Q & A
IMBT and eBT Sources (Scanderbeg) SAM
IMBT 10:40am - 11:20am	Concepts/Static Shielding	Scanderbeg
	Dynamic/Rotational Shielding	Richardson
	Directional Sources	Thomadsen
	Q & A
eBT Sources 11:20am - Noon	Devices/Dosimetry 1	Fulkerson
	Devices/Dosimetry 2	Pai
	Electronic Source Strength	Rivard
	Q & A
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center
Free Afternoon!
5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center
7:00pm - 8:30pm Night In Reception, Smith Hall Local Artist Shep Gold on acoustic guitar Local craft beer and wine experts on hand to share their knowledge
TUESDAY, JUNE 13
7:00am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center
HDR Prostate I (Batchelar) 8:00am - 9:20am SAM	Approaches and Guidelines	Libby
	CT-based Implants: Process	Cunha
	CT-based Implants: Catheter Reconstruction	Siebert
	CT-based Implants: Pre-Tx QA	Mourtada
	US-based (live) Implants: Process	Batchelar
	US-based (live) Implants: Catheter Reconstruction	Siebert
	US-based (live) Implants: Pre-Tx QA	Batchelar
	MRI-based (adaptive) Implants: Process and QA	Libby
HDR Prostate II (Batchelar) 9:20am - 9:50am SAM	Dosimetry	Siebert
	Optimization	Batchelar
	Q & A
9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break
HDR Prostate II continued 10:10am - 11:00am	Combo with EBRT	Libby
	Radiobiology	Chen
	QA	Richardson
	Q & A
Early Clinical (Cunha) 11:00am - Noon SAM	HDR/LDR Focal Therapy	Butler
	in vivo Dosimetry	Beaulieu
	3D Printing (additive manufacturing)	Cunha
	Needle Tracking	Damato
	Robotics	Cunha
	Q & A
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center
1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall. Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule. Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm
5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center
7:00pm - 8:30pm Refreshments and Informal Evening Discussion, Smith Hall
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
7:00am-7:45am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center Reminder: Bring your luggage to the auditorium; all campus housing keys to be turned in at the AAPM registration desk before departure.
Morning Sessions in Evans Auditorium
Skin (Fulkerson) 7:50am - 8:50am SAM	Goals	Ouhib
	Imaging/Targeting	Ouhib
	Molds and Flaps - Construction	Damato
	Molds and Flaps - Planning and Treatment	Ouhib
	Applicators - Planning and Treatment	Fulkerson
	Q & A
GYN I (Damato) 8:50am - 9:50am SAM	GYN Targeting HR-CTV	Kirisits
	GYN Targeting IR-CTV	Kirisits
	GYN OAR	Damato
	Achieving GYN Optimization Goals	Mourtada
	GYN Radiobiology	Chen
	Q & A
9:50am - 10:20am Coffee Break
GYN II (Damato) 10:20am - 11:50 SAM	Role of CT	Mourtada
	MR Imaging	Damato
	Role of US	Beaulieu
	Potential Pitfalls	Thomadsen
	Radiographic Approximation	Rownd
	Conventional Targeting	Pai
	Conventional OAR	Damato
	PET and Other Imaging Tools	Scanderbeg
	Combo with EBRT	Kirisits
	Q & A
11:50am - Noon	Wrap Up
12:00 Noon Grab and Go Lunch

Objectives & Outline

Objectives:

Program Outline

All sessions take place in the Evans Auditorium, unless otherwise noted.

5:00pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center 7:00pm - 8:30pm Icebreaker Reception, Stamm Meeting Room

7:30am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center

9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break

Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center

1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall. Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule. Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center

7:00pm - 8:30pm Refreshments and Informal Evening Discussion, Smith Hall

7:30am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center

9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break

Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center

1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall. Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule. Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center

7:00pm - 8:30pm Refreshments and Informal Evening Discussion, Smith Hall

7:30am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center

9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break

Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center

Free Afternoon!

5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center

7:00pm - 8:30pm Night In Reception, Smith Hall Local Artist Shep Gold on acoustic guitar Local craft beer and wine experts on hand to share their knowledge

7:00am-8:00am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center

9:50am - 10:10am Coffee Break

Noon - 1:00pm Lunch, Templeton Campus Center

1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall. Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule. Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

5:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center

7:00pm - 8:30pm Refreshments and Informal Evening Discussion, Smith Hall

7:00am-7:45am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center Reminder: Bring your luggage to the auditorium; all campus housing keys to be turned in at the AAPM registration desk before departure.

9:50am - 10:20am Coffee Break

12:00 Noon Grab and Go Lunch

5:00pm - 6:30pm Dinner, Templeton Campus Center
7:00pm - 8:30pm Icebreaker Reception, Stamm Meeting Room

1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule
Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall.
Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule.
Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule
Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall.
Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule.
Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

7:00pm - 8:30pm Night In Reception, Smith Hall
Local Artist Shep Gold on acoustic guitar
Local craft beer and wine experts on hand to share their knowledge

1:30pm - 5:00pm Hands On Workshops - see workshop schedule
Workshops are located in either Stamm or Smith Hall.
Each participant is pre-assigned. Please refer to your personal schedule.
Coffee Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

7:00am-7:45am Breakfast, Templeton Campus Center
Reminder: Bring your luggage to the auditorium;
all campus housing keys to be turned in at the AAPM registration desk before departure.