Joint ICTP-IAEA International Workshop on the Implementation of Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)

8 - 12 May 2017
Trieste, Italy
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 May 2017 9 May 2017 10 May 2017 11 May 2017 12 May 2017
9:00 Registration and Welcome Corrective strategies and Patient dosimetry in IGRT Imaging in radiotherapy Emerging trends in
Finance arrangements CTV-PTV margins in (DB) treatment planning (DB) radiotherapy
radiotherapy (TK)
(TK)
Discussion panel on
10:00 ICTP welcome QC part I: planar x-ray RT QC procedures for Radiation safety and emerging trends
(LB) imaging (AT) planar imaging for IGRT protection, and regulatory (All)
IAEA welcome (TK) requirements for IGRT
(BH) (DB and BH)
10:30 Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
11:00 Participants pre-course quiz Acceptance and IAEA activities in RT 4DCT and 4DCBCT in Quiz review
commissioning of IGRT education and training IGRT
Definition of IGRT, Clinical technology (GL) (CF) Conclusions and
need for IGRT (DB) RT QC procedures for recommendations
(TK) volumetric imaging for IGRT
(DB) Course evaluation
12:00 IGRT technology and QC part II: volumetric x-ray IGRT in adaptive radiotherapy QC of motion management
processes imaging (TK) in radiotherapy Course closure
(DB) (AT) (CC)
13:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
14:00 Advanced IGRT: motion Group A Group B Resources and staffing for
management 14.00-17.00 14.00-17.00 IGRT: IAEA guidance
(TK) CTV-PTV margin calculations CTV-PTV margin calculations (BH)
Demonstration of DR QC Demonstration of DR QC
15:00 AAPM recommendations on equipment equipment Reports of results of
IGRT (DB) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- practical exercises
Group B Group A
15.00-18.00 Maggiore Hospital 15.00-18.00 Maggiore Hospital
(Participants)
15:45 Coffee Hospital Practical: Hospital Practical: Coffee
16:00 1. IGRT QC (EPID, kV 1. IGRT QC (EPID, kV
Discussion and Q&A Participants quiz
planar, kV CBCT) planar, kV CBCT)
2. IGRT end-to-end test 2. IGRT end-to-end test

Faculty: Tomas Kron, Australia | Daniel Bourland, USA | Brendan Healy, IAEA | Luciano Bertocchi, ICTP | Mario de Denaro, Trieste Maggiore Hospital | Annalisa
Trianni, University Hospital Udine | Christian Fiandra, University Hospital Torino | Carlo Cavedon, University Hospital Verona | Giorgia Loreti, IAEA

Practical Exercises: Half of participants at ICTP, other half to Maggiore Hospital; reversed on Wednesday