Physics Insights for Advanced Clinical Practice: Adaptive, Re‑irradiation, AI and Trials Workshop

Date: Saturday, September 26
Workshop Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Time: 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Fees:

• $0 Registration Fee - No fee for entrance.
• $75 Boxed Lunch - Member/Nonmember/Student/Resident/Fellows/Members-in-training/Post Doc Fellow/Grad Student/Patient Advocates

Purchase of a boxed lunch is optional, not required. Attendees are welcome to bring their own meal. There is no additional fee to attend this workshop. Program schedule can be found below and via the ASTRO Annual Meeting Portal, where attendees can add the workshop directly to their schedule.

Planning Committee

Eric Ford, PhD, FASTRO - University of Washington / Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Indrin Chetty, PhD, MS, FASTRO - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Wensha Yang, PhD - University of California San Francisco

Heng Li, PhD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Todd Pawlicki, PhD, FASTRO - University of California, San Diego

Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD - Thomas Jefferson University

Nilendu Gupta, PhD, FAAPM - The Ohio State University

Learning Objectives

1. Review data-based decision making surrounding re-irradiation
2. Assess adaptive therapy techniques and outcomes

Program

Opening Keynote - The Physics Advances in Modern Radiotherapy

8:00am - 9:00am ET
Speaker: David Jaffray, PhD - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Session 1 - Re-irradiation: Data Driven Decision-Making: Clinical Trials

09:00am - 9:30am ET
Speaker: Sue Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, MAS - UCSF, San Francisco

Session 1 - Re-irradiation: Data Driven Decision-Making: Implementation - What's Next on the Horizon

9:30am - 10:00am ET
Speaker: Kelly Paradis, PhD - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Session 1 - Re-irradiation: Data Driven Decision-Making: Imaging/dose Escalation in Trials

10:00am - 10:30am ET
Speaker: Kristy Brock, PhD, FASTRO - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Session 1 - Re-irradiation: Data Driven Decision-Making: Clinician Perspective

10:00am - 10:30am ET
Speaker: Lawrence Marks, MD, FASTRO - UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill

Session 1 - Re-irradiation: Data Driven Decision-Making: Imaging/Dose Escalation in Trials

10:30am - 11:00am ET
Speaker: Kristy Brock, PhD, FASTRO - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

11:00am - 11:15am ET Break
 

Session 2 - Adaptive Therapy Part I: Clinical Rationale for ART

11:15am - 11:40am ET
Speaker: Lauren Henke, MD, MS - University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Session 2 - Adaptive Therapy Part I: From Function to Adaptation: Imaging Biomarkers as Triggers for Adaptive Radiation Therapy

11:40am - 12:05pm ET

Session 2 - Adaptive Therapy Part I: From Function to Adaptation: Imaging Biomarkers as Triggers for Adaptive Radiation Therapy

11:40am - 12:05pm ET
Speaker: Dandan Zheng, PhD - University of Rochester, Rochester

Q&A

12:05pm - 12:15pm ET
Speaker: Lauren Henke, MD, MS - University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Lunch Break

12:15pm - 01:15pm ET

Session 2 - Adaptive Therapy Part II: Technical - Technical Considerations and Quality/Safety for ART

01:15pm - 01:47pm ET
Speaker: Xenia Ray, PhD - University of California San Diego, San Diego

Session 2 - Adaptive Therapy Part II: Technical - Online ART for Proton Therapy

01:47pm - 02:03pm ET
Speaker: Harald Paganetti, PhD, FASTRO - Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School, Boston

Q&A

02:03pm - 02:15pm ET
Speaker: Xenia Ray, PhD - University of California San Diego, San Diego

Session 3 - Advanced Technology in Clinical Trials: Opening Remarks

02:15pm - 02:18pm ET
Speaker: Heng Li, PhD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore

Session 3 - Advanced Technology in Clinical Trials: The Evolving Role of Medical Physics in Leading and Shaping Radiotherapy Clinical Trials

02:18pm - 02:43pm ET
Speaker: Robert Jeraj, PhD - University of Wisconsin, Madison

Session 3 - Advanced Technology in Clinical Trials: Implementing New Technologies and Quality Assurance Frameworks within Multi-center Radiotherapy Trials

02:43pm - 03:08pm ET
Speaker: Ying Xiao, PhD, FASTRO - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Session 3 - Advanced Technologies in Clinical Trials: Physics Partnership in Technology-driven Radiotherapy Clinical Trials

03:08pm - 03:33pm ET
Speaker: Charles Simone, MD, FASTRO - New York Proton Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Panel Discussion

03:33pm - 03:47pm ET
Speaker: Sarah Quirk, PhD - Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School, Boston

Panel Discussion

03:47pm - 04:00pm ET
Speaker: Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

04:00pm - 04:15pm ET Break

Session 4 - Cross-cutting Module - AI Empowered Physics

04:15pm - 04:45pm ET
Speaker: Steve Jiang, PhD - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Session 5 - Key Takeaways

04:45pm - 05:15pm ET
Speaker: Nilendu Gupta, PhD, FAAPM - The Ohio State University, Columbus

Closing

05:15pm - 05:23pm ET
Speaker: Wensha Yang, PhD - University of California San Francisco, San Francisco

Closing

05:23pm - 05:30pm ET
Speaker: Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia