Workshop Overview
We have organized a Hands-on-Training (HW 07) of the South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR, A project of Alo Bhubon Trust (Alo-BT)) in Collaboration with Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute (SGCCRI) on 1st February to 4th February, 2024.
The workshop objective was to provide a comprehensive platform for knowledge exchange and hands-on training in the latest advancements in quality assurance practices in the field of high precision radiotherapy.
Esteemed foreign faculties and expert trainers hailing from India, Belgium, Germany, and the United States have leaded the workshop. The workshop encompass various subjects, such as Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy Quality Assurance, Intrafraction Motion Monitoring in SBRT and SRS Treatment, Patient-Specific Quality Assurance from Phantom to Real-Time Dosimetry, Utilization of Octavius 4D 1600 SRS array for SRS/SBRT Patient-Specific QA, Commissioning and Evaluation of EPID In Vivo employing RadCalc, Innovative Approaches to Pre-Treatment and In Vivo Dosimetry with EPID, and Comprehensive End-to-End Verification in SRS/SBRT utilizing the Ruby Phantom.
Date:
01 – 04 February 2024
Registration Fees:
South Asia: 50 USD
Bangladesh: 4000 BDT
Participants Information:
Total Participants: 44
Country Wise:
N/A
Venue:
Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute (SGCCRI), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Panel of Experts
Dr. Tharmarnadar Ganesh
Former Chief Medical Physicist
Department of Radiation Oncology, Manipal Hospitals Dwarka, New Delhi
Dr. Raju Srivastava
Senior Medical Physicist
Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Golam Abu Zakaria
Chairman, SCMPCR
Professor, Clinical Engineering Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Koethen, Germany
Dr. Biplab Sarkar
Chief Medical Physicist
Department of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Kolkata
Dr. Florian Kamp
Head of Medical Physics
Department of Radiation Oncology and Cyberknife center at the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
K Kanakavel
Manager
Physics & Application Support at PTW Dosimetry India Pvt Ltd, India
Carlos Bohorquez
Product Manager,
RadCalc at Lifeline Software Inc.
LAP Radiation Therapy.
Program Schedule
| Day 1: Thursday, 1st February 2024 (Hall Room, Room No, SGCCRI) | ||
| Time (IST) | Event | Speaker |
| 08:30-9.00 | Registration | |
| 09:00-10:00 | Inauguration | |
| 10:00-11:00 | AI in Radiotherapy Quality assurance | Dr. Biplab Sarkar |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-13:00 | Dr. Tharmarnadar Ganesh | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Intrafraction motion monitoring in SBRT and SRS treatment | Dr. Raju Srivastava |
| 15:00-16:00 | Correlation between the Quality assurance results and patient-centric outcome: A long term assessment of the SRS and SABR patient specific QA | Dr. Biplab Sarkar |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30-17:30 | Automated QA in radiation oncology | Dr. Tharmarnadar Ganesh |
| Day 2: Friday, 2nd February 2024 (Hall Room, Room No, SGCCRI) | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Introduction of Vendors Quality Control Equipment | PTW |
| 09:30-10:00 | LAP | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Patient specific Quality Assurance: from phantom to real time dosimetry | Dr. Raju Srivastava |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30- | Quality Assurance and Pre- Treatment Verification for IMRT/ VMAT | G. A. Zakaria |
| 12:30-13:30 | New Methods of Pre-Treatment and In Vivo Dosimetry with EPID | Mr. Carlos Bohorquez |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Commissioning and evaluation of EPID in-vivo using RadCalc | Dr. Florian Kamp |
| 15:30-16:30 | Lecture-5 | PTW |
| 16:30-17:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 17.00-18:00 | Lecture-6 | PTW |
| Day 3: Saturday, 3rd February 2024, Radiotherapy Department, SGCCRI | ||
| 09:00-11:00 | Group-A Practical: LAP EPID-based QA (Machine Specific and patient-specific QA) | LAP |
| 09:00-11:00 | Group-B: Practical: Patient-specific QA with RUBY, OCTAVIUS. | PTW/ Dr. Raju Srivastava |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-13:30 | Group-A Practical: Patient-specific QA with RUBY, OCTAVIUS. | LAP |
| 11:30-13:30 | Group-B: Practical: LAP EPID-based QA (Machine Specific and patient-specific QA) | PTW/ Dr. Raju Srivastava |
| 13.30-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Data Analysis Lecture and discussion on patient-specific QA with RUBY, OCTAVIUS. | PTW/ Dr. Raju Srivastava |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-17:00 | Data Analysis Lecture and discussion on LAP EPID-based QA (Machine Specific and patient-specific QA) | LAP |
| Day 4: Sunday, 4th February 2024 (Hall Room, Room No, SGCCRI) | ||
| 09:00-11:00 | Group Discussion (Q & A Session) | All Speakers and Participants |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-12:30 | Examination, Evaluation, and feedback of the participants | Prof. G.A. Zakaria/ Prof. H.A. Azhari |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Closing Ceremony and distribution of certificate | SCMPCR |
