Asian and Oceanic Affairs Subcommittee

Radiation Oncology Physics Workshop in China

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Advances in Radiation Oncology Physics     

New Date: August 23-27, 2004                   Click here for Program and Abstracts in Chinese

Sunday May 25, 2003: August 22, 2004

19:00 - 20:30 Dinner Meeting - Faculty and Local Organizing Committee
20:30 - 21:30 Photo Opportunity

Monday May 26 2003: August 23, 2004 Click here to see Key to Session Codes

8:00 - 9:00     Opening Ceremony
9:00 - 9:30     Break & Photo Opportunity
9:30 - 10:30   Education, Training, Certification, and Responsibilities of Medical Physicists (Niroomand-Rad/Wu) - 1B01 abstract
10:30 - 11:30 Medical Use Radiation Safety Regulations (Tse/Zheng) -1C02 abstract   abstract
11:30 - 12:30 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions-1DT, 1DM
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit -1ET, 1EM
14:00 - 15:00 Human Errors and Impacts on Radiotherapy Quality (Wu) -1F03 abstract
15:00 - 16:00 Medical Imaging: Optically guided localization in radiotherapy (Paliwal) -1G04 abstract
16:00 - 17:00 Radiation Therapy Planning: Uncertainties and Biological Parameters (van Dyk) -1H05 abstract
17:00 - 18:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit -1JT, 1JM
18:00             Commercial exhibit to close at 6:00 p.m

Tuesday May 27 2003: August 24, 2004

8:00 - 9:00     Measurement and Calculation of Absorbed Dose (Khan) -2A01 abstract
9:00 - 10:00   Comparison of Dose Calibration Protocols (TG-21, TG-51, IAEA TRS-277, New IAEA) (Khan) -2B02 abstract
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Brachytherapy: LDR/HDR, Dosimetry, Imaging Applications and New Developments (Paliwal) - 2C03 abstract
11:30 - 12:30 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 2DT, 2DM
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 2ET, 2EM
14:00 - 15:00 Linear Accelerator Technology as state-of-the-art platforms for Advanced Image Guidance (Thorson) - 2F04 abstract
15:00 - 16:00 Treatment Planning Systems from 2D to 3D (Saw) - 2G05 abstract
16:00 - 17:00 The Physics of Wedge - physical, universal, dynamic, omni, and super omni wedges (Chui) - 2H06 abstract
17:00 - 18:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 2JT, 2JM
18:00             Commercial exhibit to close at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday May 28 2003: August 25, 2004

8:00 - 9:00     Electron Beam Dosimetry and Treatment Planning (Khan) - 3A01 abstract
9:00 - 10:00   Recent Advances in Radiation Therapy: Information management, MLC, EPID, Virtual Simulation (Boyer) -3B02 abstract
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 AAPM Laboratory Accreditation Program in an International Community (Slowey) - 3C03 abstract
11:30 - 12:30 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 3DT, 3DM
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 3ET, 3EM
14:00 - 17:00 Dose Calibration Workshop (Slowey/Khan/Hu/Dake Wu)
14:00 - 15:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 3FT, 3FM
15:00 - 16:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 3GT, 3GM
16:00 - 17:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 3HT, 3HM
17:00 - 18:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 3JT, 3JM
18:00 Commercial exhibit to close at 6:00 p.m

Thursday May 29 2003: August 26, 2004

8:00 - 9:00     Commissioning, Quality Assurance, and Beam Data Acquisition of Linear Accelerators (Yang/Chu) -4A01
9:00 - 10:00   Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Conventional and CT- Simulators (Chu/Yang) - 4B02
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Image Guided Radiotherapy (Yin) - 4C03 abstract
11:30 - 12:30 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 4DT, 4DM
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 4ET, 4EM
14:00 - 17:00 Chamber Inter-Comparison Workshop (Slowey/Khan/Hu/Dake Wu)
14:00 - 15:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 4FT, 4FM
15:00             Commercial exhibit ends at 3:00 p.m
15:00 - 16:00 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 4GT, 4GM
16:00 - 17:00 Physics QA for Clinical Trials - Experience from 35 Years of Monitoring (Ibbott) -4H04 abstract
17:00 - 18:30 Tour of the Radiation Oncology Department at Hospital - 4J05

Friday May 30 2003: August 27, 2004

8:00 - 9:00     Immobilization, Setup, and Dose Delivery Verification (Niroomand-Rad) - 5A01 abstract
9:00 - 10:00   Image Guided Stereotactic Radiotherapy / Radiosurgery (Shiu/Yu) - 5B02
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Computerized Treatment Planning Systems (Van Dyk) - 5C03 abstract
11:30 - 12:30 Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 5DT, 5DM
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Topical Sessions/Instrumentation Sessions/Commercial Exhibit - 5ET, 5EM
14:00 - 15:00 Physics of Intensity Modulation with MLC (Xing/Boyer) - 5F04 abstract
15:00 - 16:00 Integrating Advanced Imaging and Radiotherapy Methods (Ling) - 5G05 abstract
16:00 - 17:00 Distribution of Attendance Certificates
17:00 - 17:30 Closing Ceremony


Partial list of speakers click name to see teaching schedule

Arthur Boyer
James Chu
Chen Shou Chui
Jianrong Dai
Yimin Hu
David Huang
Geoffrey Ibbott
Haoran Jin
Faiz Khan
Deborah Kuban
Zuofeng Li
Clifton Ling
An Liu
Azam Niroomand-Rad
Bhudatt Paliwal
Cheng Saw
Almon Shiu
Thomas Slowey
Ted Thorson
Anthony Tse
Jake Van Dyk
Dake Wu
Raymond Wu
Lei Xing
Jack Yang
Fangfang Yin
Cheng Yu
Junzheng Zheng


Topical Sessions Click here to see Key to Session Codes

TS01-Medical Use Radiation Safety Regulations (Tse/Zheng) - 1DT1-TS01 abstract

TP02-Medical Physics as a profession (Khan/Niroomand-Rad) 1ET1-TP02 abstract

TP03-Medical Physicist certification process (Paliwal/Wu) 2ET1-TP03 abstract

TP04-Medical Physicist certification process (RKWu/Ibbott) 4DT1-TP04

TT05-Medical physicist training program (Paliwal/Hu) 1JT1-TT05 abstract

TT06-Medical physicist training program (Chu/Hu) 4ET1-TT06 abstract

TQ07-Linac and Simulator QA (Chu/Yang) 4GT1-TQ07 (Yang/Chu)

TQ08-MLC QA (Xing) 3DT1-TQ08 abstract

TD09-Photon Beam Dosimetry (Khan) 3DT2-TD09 abstract

TT10-An Integrated Department of Medical Physics in a Cancer Center (Ling) 4ET2-TT10 abstract

TT11-Short Term Education and Training Opportunities at MD Anderson (Shiu) 3JT1-TT11 abstract

TD12-Dose Distribution, Scatter Analysis, and Inhomogeneity Correction (Saw) 3FT1-TD12 abstract

TA13-Recent Advances in Radiotherapy Treatment Techniques (Huang) 2JT2-TA13 abstract

TD14-Treatment Planning Systems from 2D to 3D (Saw) 3HT1-TD14 abstract

TD15-Applications of Monte-Carlo Methods in Medical Physics (Chui) 2JT1-TD15 abstract

TQ16-Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Computerized Treatment Planning Systems (Van Dyk) 5DT2-TQ16 abstract

TT17-M.D.Anderson Outreach Programs - TLD Monitoring, Neutron Dose Monitoring, Anthropomorphic Phantom for Evaluating IMRT, etc. (Ibbott) 4FT1-TT17 abstract

TB18-Brachytherapy - Prostate seed implant, IVBT, and related topics (Li) 3ET1-TB18 abstract

TB19-Dosimetry of Total Body Photon Irradiation (TBI) (Chu), 4DT2-TB19 abstract

TB20-Review on New Basic Standards for Radiological Protection against Ionizing Radiation in P.R. China (Zheng) 5ET1-TS20 abstract

TB21-Total Skin Electron Irradiation (TSEI) (Niroomand-Rad) 5DT1-TB21 abstract

TB22-Current Status of Radioimmunotherapy, basic principle, physics support, FDA approved antibodies (An Liu) - 1ET2-TB22 abstract

TA23-Fractionation, QA and other aspects of Linac-based Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Yang) 3GT1-TA23 abstract

TA24-Stereotactic Radiosurgery using the Leksell Gamma Knife standard (Thorson) 3FT2-TA24 abstract

TA25-Stereotactic Radiosurgery/Radiotherapy, Linac, CyberKnife (Yin/Yu) 3HT2-TA25 abstract  abstract

TA26-Technology in Use at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Shiu) 3GT2-TA26 abstract

TA27-IMRT implementation (Xing/Boyer) 4GT2-TA27 abstract

TA28-Clinical implementation of IMRT, choice between 3D conformal vs IMRT (Liu) 2ET2-TA28 abstract

TA29-Treatment Planning Strategies for Conformal Radiotherapy (Dai) & Inverse Planning (Yin) 5ET2-TA29

TA30-Independent verification of IMRT Delivered with a Multileaf Collimator (Chui) 1DT2-TA30 abstract

TT31-A Web-based Training Tool developed at Stanford (Boyer) - 3JT2-TT31 abstract

TS32-Room Shielding for High Energy Linac, Neutron, IMRT Considerations (RKWu) 2DT1-TS32 abstract

TT33-North American Chinese Medical Physicists Association (Yin/Wu/Chu/Saw) 1JT2-TT33

TD34-Prescribing, Recording, and Reporting Photon Beam Therapy: A Review of ICRU-50 & ICRU-62 (Li) 2DT2-TD34 abstract

TA35-Multimodality Image Fusion for IMRT (Jin) 3ET2-TA35 abstract

TC36-The Fruit of Our Labor: Improvement in Clinical Outcome. The Example of IMRT and Prostate Cancer (Deborah Kuban, M.D.) 4FT2-TC36 abstract

Key to session codes:

First number First letter Next two alphanumeric letters
1=Monday A=8:00-9:00 01=first lecture session of the day
2=Tuesday B=9:00-10:00 or 9:30-10:30 02=second lecture session of the day
3=Wednesday C=10:30-11:30, D=11:30-12:30 T1=Topical Session 1 (first session of the hour)
4=Thursday E=12:30-14:00, F=14:00-15:00 T2=Topical Session 2 (2nd session of the hour)
5=Friday G=15:00-16:00, H=16:00-17:00 M1=Instrumentation Session 1 (first session of the hour)
J=17:00-18:00 M2=Instrumentation Session 2 (2nd session of the hour)

Main Sessions
Example: 2C04 =
Tuesday, 10:30 to 11:30, 4th lecture session of the day,

Topical Sessions
Example: 3DT2-TD09 =
Wednesday, 11:30-12:30, Topical Session 2 (2nd session of the hour), Session code TD09

Instrumentation Sessions
Example: 1JM1 = Monday, 17:00-18:00, Instrumentation Session 1


Instrumentation Sessions Click here to see Key to Session Codes

Code

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

DM1

11:30-12:30

Accuray

BrainLab

K&S Assoc

DM2

11:30-12:30

CMS

Sun-Nuclear

Siemens

EM1

Lunch time

Philips/Pinnacle3

Varian

EM2

Lunch time

NOMOS

Scanditronix/Wellhofer

FM1

14:00-15:00

Not available

Not available

IMPAC

Not available

FM2

14:00-15:00

Not available

Not available

PTW

Not available

GM1

15:00-16:00

Not available

Not available

Elekta

Not available

GM2

15:00-16:00

Not available

Not available

Not available

HM1

16:00-17:00

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

HM2

16:00-17:00

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

JM1

17:00-18:00

MDS Nordion

Radionics

Not available

Not available

JM2

17:00-18:00

Not available

Not available

Instrumentation Sessions are sponsored by:

North American Chinese Medical Physicists Association

and

Accuray, BrainLab, CMS, Elekta, IMPAC, K&S Assoc, MDS Nordion, Medical Physics Publishing, NOMOS, Nucletron, Philips/Pinnacle, Prowess, PTW, Scanditronix/Wellhofer, Siemens, SunNuclear, TomoTherapy, TYCO/Radionics, Varian, and ZMed

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