Workshop Overview
The South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR) successfully completed its Hands-on Workshop (HW–06) on “Modern Quality Assurance in Modern Radiotherapy”, held from 15–18 February 2023 at Labaid Cancer Hospital & Super Speciality Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop brought together clinical medical physicists and radiation oncology professionals for intensive hands-on training and academic discussions focused on contemporary QA practices in radiotherapy. The program was conducted by an esteemed panel of international trainers from Germany, Belgium, and India, ensuring high academic and practical standards. The workshop was endorsed by AAPM and accredited by IOMP as a CPD event, providing 15 CPD credits for participating medical physicists.
Date:
15 – 18 February 2023
Registration Fees:
South Asia: 50 USD
Bangladesh: 4000 BDT
Participants Information:
Total Participants: 40
Country Wise:
N/A
Venue:
Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Speciality Center, Dhaka
Panel of Experts
Dipl.-lng Volker Steil
Medical Physicist
Former Head, Department Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, University Medical Center Mannheim, Germany
Dr. Raju Srivastava
Senior Medical Physicist
Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium
K Kanakavel
Manager
Physics & Application Support at PTW Dosimetry India Pvt Ltd, India
Program Schedule
Day 1: Thursday, October 4, 2018 | ||
| 09:00–09:15 | Welcome Speech | Prof. H. A. Azhari Prof. G. A. Zakaria Dr. F. H. Hensley |
| 09:15–10:15 | Quality Assurance – The Core Assignment of Medical Physics | Dr. F. H. Hensley |
| 10:15–11:15 | Dosimetry of High-Energy Photon and Electron Beams: Comparison of Different International Protocols | Prof. G. A. Zakaria |
| COFFEE BREAK (11:15–11:30) | ||
| 11:30–12:15 | PTW Water Phantom MP3-M and MEPHYSTO Software | PTW |
| 12:15–13:00 | Detectors, Relative Dosimetry and Pitfalls | PTW |
| LUNCH BREAK (13:00–14:30) | ||
| 14:30–15:00 | Welcome Speech | AMCGH |
| 15:00–16:00 | PTW OCTAVIUS Family, PTW Detector Arrays and Their Scope of Application | PTW, AMCGH Seminar Hall |
| COFFEE BREAK (16:00–16:30) | ||
| 16:30–19:30 | Practical: Measurements with the MP3 System (Setup, Scanning, Pitfalls, PDDs, Profiles) | PTW, AMCGH |
| 19:30–20:30 | Dinner | AMCGH Canteen |
Day 2: Friday, October 5, 2018 | ||
| 09:00–10:45 | Group-A: Practical – Measurements of Output Factors, Detector Response, Absolute Dosimetry | PTW, AMCGH |
| 09:00–10:45 | Group-B: Practical – Treatment Planning-I (Xio and Monaco) | AMCGH |
| COFFEE BREAK (10:45–11:15) | ||
| 11:15–13:00 | Group-B: Practical – Measurements of Output Factors, Detector Response, Absolute Dosimetry | PTW, AMCGH |
| 11:15–13:00 | Group-A: Practical – Treatment Planning-II (Xio and Monaco) | AMCGH |
| LUNCH BREAK (13:00–14:30) | ||
| 14:30–16:30 | Group-A: Practical – Treatment Planning-I (Xio and Monaco) | AMCGH |
| 14:30–16:30 | Group-B: Octavius System for Patient & Linac Consistency QA | PTW, AMCGH |
| COFFEE BREAK (16:30–17:00) | ||
| 17:00–18:30 | Group-B: Practical – Treatment Planning-II (Xio and Monaco) | AMCGH |
| 17:00–18:30 | Group-A: Practical – Octavius System for Patient & Linac Consistency QA | PTW, AMCGH |
| 19:00–21:00 | GALA DINNER | |
Day 3: Saturday, October 6, 2018 | ||
| 09:00–09:45 | Overview of Advanced Treatment Techniques | Prof. G. A. Zakaria |
| 09:45–10:30 | Practical: 3DCRT Treatment Planning (Eclipse) | G. A. Zakaria, F. H. Hensley |
| COFFEE BREAK (10:30–11:00) | ||
| 11:00–12:30 | Practical: IMRT and VMAT Treatment Planning (Eclipse) | G. A. Zakaria, F. H. Hensley |
| LUNCH BREAK (12:30–14:00) | ||
| 14:00–15:00 | Discussion: Analysis of PDDs, Profiles, Output Factor & Absolute Dosimetry | PTW |
| 15:00–15:30 | Discussion: Patient Specific QA Results using Verisoft | PTW |
| COFFEE BREAK (15:30–16:00) | ||
| 16:00–16:30 | Discussion: Analysis of Linac Consistency QA | PTW, AMCGH |
| 16:30–17:30 | Feedback and Closing Session | PTW, AMCGH |
