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Last update: 2016-08-29 (v4)

Day 1 - Wednesday September 7

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11.00 - 13.00 Lunch and registration
13.00 - 13.15 Opening and Welcome Anna-Carin Strandberg, Elekta
13.15 - 14.45 Elekta News • Whats new since 2014?

• New technologies

• Radiosurgery
Lennart Ward, Elekta

Lennart Ward and Eric Sewsing, Elekta

David Miles, Elekta
14.45 - 15.15 Coffee break
  MOTION MANAGEMENT, ADAPTIVE WORKFLOW AND IMAGING
15.15 - 16.00 Key Note Speaker • MR-Linac: Strengthening the radiotherapy chain Dr Fiona McDonald, Royal Marsden Hospital, UK
16.00 - 17.00 Breast • Daily CBCT for left-sided breast cancer patients treated with deep inspiration breath hold

• Tangential VMAT for left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy
Janne Heikkilä, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland


Jan Seppälä, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
  - Abstract presentation • Evaluation of heart position variability in deep-inspiration breath-hold radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer with daily CBCT Koivumäki T1, Tujunen J2, Virén T1,2, Heikkilä J1, Seppälä J1, 1 Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; 2 Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
  - Abstract presentation • FFF beams for left-breast VMAT: dose characteristics and reduction in beam-on time Koivumäki T1, Heikkilä J1, Väänänen A1, Koskela K1, Sillanmäki S2, Seppälä J1.1 Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; 2 Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
17.00 - 18.00 Prostate, Bladder and Gyn • MRI based brachytherapy for cervical cancer - the true plan-of-the-day

• Plan of the day - adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer - Workflow and implementation using XVI and Elekta linac
Dr. Esten S Nakken , Oslo University Hospital, Norway


Henrik Jensen, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
  - Abstract presentation •  Image-guided adaptive brachytherapy for cervix cancer: Treatment planning data for three different schedules T.P. Hellebust1, L.H. Djupvik1, K. Eklund1, H. Gustafsson2, C. Olsen2, M. Fensholt2, E. Nakken2, K. Bruheim2 1DNR Oslo University Hospital, Department of Medical Physics, Oslo, Norway.
  - Abstract presentation • Adaptive workflow and imaging during brachytherapy for cervical cancer patients using intracavitary and interstitial implants. Linda Holth, Djupvik; T.P Hellebust, OUS 1; Kjersti Bruheim, OUS 2, 1Oslo University Hospital, Department of Medical Physics, Oslo, Norway.2Oslo University Hospital, Department of Cancer Treatment, Oslo, Norway
18:00 - 18:10 Wrap up Day 1    
18.10 End of Day 1    
18.30 - 19.00 Welcome drinks
19.00 - 22.30 Dinner at Soria Moria

 

Day 2 - Thursday September 8

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  MOTION MANAGEMENT, ADAPTIVE WORKFLOW AND IMAGING (CONTINUES)
08.30 - 09.30 Lung • Clinical aspects of Radiotherapy for lung cancer

• Using dose-calculation on CBCT scans to monitor dose to critical organs
Dr. Åslaug Helland, Olso Universits sjukhus, Norway

Tine Bjørn Nielsen, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
  - Abstract presentation • Implementation of Fratoria IGPS for online matching of 2D kV-kV images acquired with the XVI system Børge Sæter1,2, Line B. Nilsen1,3, Karin Eklund1,4, Haakon Syversen1,5 and Karsten Eilertsen1,6; 1Department of Medical Physics, Division of Cancer Medicine , Oslo University Hospital
  - Abstract presentation • Characterization of kV- and MV-CBCT image quality for personalized treatment planning A.Balazs1, T. Furre1, K. Eilertsen1; 1Department of Medical Physics, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
09.30 - 10.30 Head & Neck • Modern Brachytherapy in the Head and Neck region

• VMAT Head & Neck planning with Monaco or Eclipse TPS for Versa HD linac
Dr Bengt Johansson, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden

Mikko Tenhunen, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
  - Abstract presentation • Precision of Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery for spinal metastases: Analysis of Intrafraction Motion in Six Degrees of Freedom J. G. Svestad, Department of Medical Physics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
  HYPOFRACTIONATION AND STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT
11.00 - 12.00 Keynote Speaker • Stereotactic radiotherapy and hypofractionation in modern radiotherapy Dr. Olfred Hansen, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 13.30 Lung • Clinical experience with stereotactic radiotherapy in lung cancer Dr. Åslaug Helland, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
13.30 - 14.30 Prostate, Bladder and Gyn • Hypofractionation in prostate cancer

• Hypofractionated radiotherapy of prostate with on-line monitoring using the RayPilot system
Dr. Wolfgang Lilleby, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Anna Rintala, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break
15.00 - 15.30 Breast • Hypofractionation in breast cancer – a physicist’s view Henrik Nissen, Veilje Hospital, Denmark
  - Abstract presentation • Implementation of TBI in Oncentra External Beam and on Elekta Synergy linac Harald Lund1, Live Furnes Øyen1 and Torbjørn Furre1. 1Department of Medical Physics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
15.30 - 16.50 Brain • Treatment of pituitary adenomas – is there a role for stereotactic radiotherapy?

• Surgery for pituitary adenomas

• Reirradiation with 18F-FDG-PET guided dose painting for head and neck cancer

• Single fraction stereotaxy using Leksell Gamma Knife®
Dr Petter Brandal, Oslo Unversity Hospital, Norway


Dr Jon-Terje Ramm-Pettersen, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Dr Einar Dale, Oslo University Hospital, Norway


Jan Heggdal, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
16.50 - 17.00 Wrap up Day 2    
17.00 End of Day 2    
18.30 Buses leave for dinner
19.00 - 01.00 Dinner at Festningen

 

Day 3 - Friday September 9

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09.00 - 10.30 Assurance • iViewDose:  From concept to clinical practice Vibeke Nordmark Hansen, PhD, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and the Insitute of Cancer Research, UK
  - Abstract presentation • Modelling of linac using microdiamond detector and its relevance on patient specific VMAT QA Ana María Acosta Roa, Ålesund Hospital, Ålesund, Norway
  - Abstract presentation • Strategies for VMAT-QA at St. Olavs Hospital Nina Levin, Jomar Frengen, St. Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Norway
  - Abstract presentation • Implementation of DIBH using an optical surface imaging and gating system on Elekta linacs. Kristian Andreassen, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.00 Treatment planning Technologies • MR Linac treatmentplanning and treatment with the MR Linac

• The TPS transition from Oncentra External via Monaco towards “Mosaiq RTP”
Tufve Nyholm, Uppsala Akademiska Universitets sjukhus, Sweden

Peter Skogholt, Gjövik University Hopsital, Norway
12.00 - 12.30 Conclusion    
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch and departures

 

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