INTERNATIONAL ONCOLOGY SUMMIT
at ESTRO Forum
Barcelona, Spain
Conference Program
Friday
April 24, 2015
International Oncology Summit - Program
April 24, 2015
Palau Congressos Barcelona
(Pavelló 5 - Recinte Montjuïc - FIRA Barcelona)
Barcelona, Spain
Opening & Welcome
07:45
08:30
Coffee & Registration
08:30
08:45
Welcome and Introduction
Rolf Staehelin
Varian Medical Systems, Cham, Switzerland
Kolleen Kennedy
Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, USA
Aenne Guenther
Siemens Healthcare - Radiation Oncology, Forchheim,
Germany
Session 1:
Keynote and RapidPlan™ Knowledge Based Planning
Room 7 / Auditorium, Level 3
Chair: Tobias Gauer, PhD
University Medical Center Hamburg, Germany
08:45
09:05
Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) Program at the
Catalan Institute of Oncology
Ferran Guedea, MD, PhD
Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain
09:05
09:20
Clinical Validation of Automated Planning Process in Rectal
Cancer Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Treatment
Nicola Dinapoli, MD
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
09:20
09:35
RapidPlan™, a New Knowledge-Based Planning Software.
Application to Head and Neck Volumetric Modulated Arc
Therapy.
Catherine Khamphan, PhD
Institut Sainte Catherine, Avignon, France
09:35
09:50
Creating and Use of Different Varian RapidPlan™ Models
Mohammad Hussein, MSc
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
Guildford, United Kingdom
09:50
10:05
First Clinical Experiences with RapidPlan™
Liz Adams, MSc
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
Guildford, United Kingdom
10:05
10:20
Discussion
10:20
10:50
Coffee Break
Room 7 / Auditorium, Level 3
Chair: Shyam Kishore Shrivastava, MD, DNBR
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Session 2A:
(Parallel)
Advanced Clinics
10:50
11:05
Clinical Evaluation of the PerfectPitch™ Couch for Head & Neck
Radiotherapy
Colin Baker, PhD
The Clatterbridge Cancer Center, Wirral,
United Kingdom
11:05
11:20
Clinical Validation of a Head and Neck RapidPlan™ Model
Lindsey Olsen, MS
Washington University, St. Louis, USA
11:20
11:35
Dose Volume Histogram (DVH) Comparison for Different
Techniques for Post-Lumpectomy Radiotherapy of Left Sided
Breast Cancer
Johannes Carl Dimopoulos
Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
11:35
11:50
Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy of Breast Cancer – Early
Experience at the Scripps Proton Therapy Center
Carl J. Rossi, MD
Scripps Proton Therapy Center, San Diego, USA
11:50
12:05
Multicenter RapidPlan™ Breast Model
Antonella Fogliata-Cozzi, PhD
Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
12:05
12:20
Discussion
Room 6, Level 3
Chair: Galina Boka
Latvian Oncology Center, Riga, Latvia
Session 2B:
(Parallel)
Motion Management and Imaging
10:50
11:05
Clinical Experience and Lessons from Integration of Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Radiotherapy
Christian Gustafsson, MSc
Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
11:05
11:20
Workflow of Computed Tomography (CT) - Image-Based
Brachytherapy in a Combined CT and Treatment Room
Nina Scislak
Strahlentherapie Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Bonn, Germany
11:20
11:35
Imaging for High Precision Proton Therapy
Anthony John Lomax, PhD
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
11:35
11:50
Clinical Experience with a Radiofrequency System for Setup and
Motion Monitoring of Prostate and Intracranial Radiotherapy
Sabrina Wipf
University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
11:50
12:05
A Novel Way of Motion Control – 5 Dimensional Cone-Beam
Computed Tomography (5D CBCT)
Marc Kachelriess, PhD
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg,
Germany
12:05
12:20
Discussion
12:20
13:30
Lunch Break
02/04/2015
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Room 7 / Auditorium, Level 3
Chair: Ferran Guedea, MD, PhD
Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain
Session 3A:
(Parallel)
SRS and SBRT
13:30
13:45
Stereotactic Lung Radiotherapy: Treatment Outcomes and
Clinical Considerations
Max Dahele, MBChB, PhD
VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
13:45
14:00
SBRT for Inoperable Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Marta Scorsetti, MD
Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
14:00
14:15
RapidArc® Gating with AutoBeamHold on Liver
Olivier Riou, MD
ICM Val D'Aurelle, Montpellier, France
14:15
14:30
Patient Positioning with RapidArc® and Calypso® for Prostate
Treatment
David Landau, MRCP
The Harley Street Clinic, London, United Kingdom
14:30
14:45
Clinical Experience on Ablative Single Fraction Image Guided
Radiotherapy (IGRT) for Primary and Oligometastatic Disease
Carlo Greco, MD
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon,
Portugal
14:45
15:00
Discussion
Room 6, Level 3
Chair: Ioannis Simiantonakis, PhD
University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany
Session 3B:
(Parallel)
Physics and Informatics
13:30
13:45
Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy versus Passive Scattered
Proton Therapy
Carl J. Rossi, MD
Scripps Proton Therapy Center, San Diego, USA
13:45
14:00
Density Corrections in High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy:
Acuros™ Calculations Used in Vaginal Cylinder Treatments
William Keough, PhD
Edinburgh Cancer Centre, United Kingdom
14:00
14:15
Workflow: Brachytherapy in ARIA®
Eduardo Pardo
University Hospital Quirón, Madrid, Spain
14:15
14:30
Velocity™: Seeking Knowledge with Imaging Informatics
Tim Fox, PhD
Varian Medical Systems, Atlanta, USA
14:30
14:45
Oncology Information Systems (OIS) in a Provider Hosted Cloud
Gerd Lutters, PhD
Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland
14:45
15:00
Gaining Insight into Oncology Data
Roman Wicha, PhD
Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, USA
15:00
15:30
Coffee Break
Session 4:
What's Next?
Next Generation Clinical Capabilities and Technologies
Room 7 / Auditorium, Level 3
Chair: Joana Lencart, Instituto Português de Oncologia do
Porto Francisco Gentil, Portugal
15:30
15:45
Imaging as an Enabler to Advance Patient Care
Cécile Mohr, PhD
Siemens Healthcare - Radiation Oncology, Forchheim,
Germany
15:45
16:00
Driving the Global Clinical Adoption of High-Tech Radiotherapy
Rolf Staehelin
Varian Medical Systems, Cham, Switzerland
Luis Carvalho
Varian Medical Systems, Cham, Switzerland
16:00
16:15
Electronic Portal Imaging Devices (EPID) Based Absolute
Pre-Treatment and Transit Dosimetry
Stefan Scheib, PhD
Varian Medical Systems, Baden, Switzerland
16:15
16:30
Knowledge Management in the Field of Radiation Therapy
Jeff Amacker
Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, USA
Roman Wicha, PhD
Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, USA
16:30
16:40
Discussion
16:40
16:45
Closing Remarks
16:45
02/04/2015
Rolf Staehelin
Varian Medical Systems, Cham, Switzerland
Bus Departure from Palau Congressos Barcelona to ESTRO Conference (CCIB Exhibition & Congress Center)
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