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Objectives
The AAPM Virtual Summer School Meeting has been approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc. (CAMPEP) for 28.02 MPCEC hours.
1) Understand the basic principles of MRI
2) Understand the current applications of MR in radiation therapy
3) Understand the latest commercial MRgRT technologies
4) Be able to evaluate options for integrating MR in RT
5) Be able to implement MR simulation
6) Be able to evaluate benefits and challenges of MRgRT
Program Outline
| Saturday, June 26 | ||||
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| All times are in Eastern time | ||||
| Day 1: MR Imaging | ||||
| 9:45am - 10:00am | Opening remarks | |||
| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
Session 1.1: Overview and Basics Moderator: James Balter |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
An Overview: Current Status of MR in RT |
Dan Low | ||
| 10:30am - 11:10am | Basic Physics of MR | Peng Hu | ||
| 11:10am - 11:50pm | MRI Instrumentation | Jason Stafford | ||
| 11:50am - 12:00pm | Q/A | |||
| 12:00pm - 12:20pm - Break | ||||
| 12:20pm - 2:30pm |
Session 1.2: MR Sequences Moderator: Neelam Tyagi |
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| 12:20pm - 1:00pm | Image Reconstruction, Post-Processing, Artifacts | Peng Hu | ||
| 1:00pm - 1:40pm | Introduction to MR sequences and common sequences for RT | Jihong Wang | ||
| 1:40pm - 2:20pm | Introduction to multi-parametric MRI | Yue Cao | ||
| 2:20pm - 2:30pm | Q/A | |||
| 2:30 pm - 2:50pm - Break | ||||
| 2:50pm - 4:40pm |
Session 1.3: Registration, QA, Subspecialization Moderator: Jihong Wang |
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| 2:50pm - 3:20pm | Multi-modality image registration | Sridhar Yaddanapudi | ||
| 3:20pm - 4:00pm | MRI safety and QA | Jason Stafford | ||
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | What should a RT physicist know about MRI? | Neelam Tyagi | ||
| 4:30pm - 4:40pm | Q/A | |||
| 4:40pm - 5:00pm - Break | ||||
| 5:00pm - 5:50pm |
Debate: Deep understanding MR Science is Necessary for RT Physicists Pro: James Balter / Con: Jason Stafford Moderator: Dan Low |
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| 5:50pm - 6:00pm | Recap of the day | Yue Cao | ||
| Sunday, June 27 | ||||
| Day 2: MRI Simulation | ||||
| 10:00am - 12:10pm |
Session 2.1: MR-Sim Implementation Moderator: Jason Stafford |
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| 10:00am - 10:40am |
Technologies and requirements for MR sim |
James Balter | ||
| 10:40am - 11:20am | Commissioning and QA of MR simulator | Teo Stanescu | ||
| 11:20am - 12:00pm | Operationalization and workflow for MR simulation | Carri Glide-Hurst | ||
| 12:00pm - 12:10pm | Q/A | |||
| 12:10pm - 12:30pm - Break | ||||
| 12:30pm - 2:40pm |
Session 2.2: MR-Sim Special Issues Moderator: James Balter |
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| 12:30pm - 1:10pm | Motion assessment: 4D-MRI, Cine MRI | Eric Paulson | ||
| 1:10pm - 1:50pm | MR Only Simulation and Synthetic CT | Teo Stanescu | ||
| 1:50pm - 2:30pm | Tumor-site specific issues and examples of MR Simulation | Victoria Yu | ||
| 2:30pm - 2:40pm | Q/A | |||
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm - Break | ||||
| 3:00pm - 4:40pm |
Session 2.3: MR Treatment Planning Moderator: Allen Li |
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| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Introduction to MRI Interpretation | Paul Knechtges | ||
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Introduction to MRI-based Delineation | Beth Erickson | ||
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | MR-based Treatment Planning - strategies and examples | Neelam Tyagi | ||
| 4:30pm - 4:40pm | Q/A | |||
| 4:40pm - 5:00pm - Break | ||||
| 5:00pm - 5:50pm |
Debate: Modern RT Departments Require Owning MR Simulators Pro: Dan Low / Con: Carri Glide-Hurst Moderator: Jason Stafford |
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| 5:50pm - 6:00pm | Recap | Yingli Yang | ||
| Monday, June 28 | ||||
| Day 3: MRgRT - 1 | ||||
| 10:00am - 11:50am |
Session 3.1: MRgRT Systems Moderator: Teo Stanescu |
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| 10:00am - 10:25am |
Overview of Elekta MR-Linac
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Allen Li | ||
| 10:25am - 10:50am | Overview of ViewRay MRgRT Systems | Dan Low | ||
| 10:50am - 11:15am | Pre-commercial device - Alberta system | Gino Fallone | ||
| 11:15am - 11:40am | Pre-commercial device - Australia system | Paul Keall | ||
| 11:40am - 11:50am | Q/A | |||
| 11:50 am - 12:10pm - Break | ||||
| 12:10pm - 2:20pm |
Session 3.2: MRgRT Commissioning and QA Moderator: Olga Green |
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| 12:10pm - 12:50pm | Commissioning of an Elekta MRgRT System | Xinfeng Chen | ||
| 12:50pm - 1:30pm | Commissioning of a ViewRay MRgRT System | James Lamb | ||
| 1:30pm - 2:10pm | Routine QA of MRgRT system | Eenas Omari | ||
| 2:10pm - 2:20pm | Q/A | |||
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm - Break | ||||
| 2:40pm - 4:40pm |
Session 3.3: MRgRT Workflow Moderator: Eenas Omari |
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| 2:40pm - 3:10pm | Pre-Beam and Beam-on Imaging | Yingli Yang | ||
| 3:10pm - 3:50pm | MRgRT Workflows - Elekta | Eric Paulson | ||
| 3:50pm - 4:30pm | MRgRT Workflows - ViewRay | Olga Green | ||
| 4:30pm - 4:40pm | Q/A | |||
| 4:40pm - 5:00pm - Break | ||||
| 5:00pm - 5:50pm |
Debate: You Can't Do True Adaptive RT Without MRgRT Pro: Allen Li / Con: Uwe Oelfke Moderator: Carri Glide-Hurst |
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| 5:50pm - 6:00pm | Recap of the day | Olga Green | ||
| Tuesday June 29 | ||||
| Day 4: MRgRT - 2 | ||||
| 10:00am - 12:10am |
Session 4.1: Advances in MRgRT Moderator: Olga Green |
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| 10:00am - 10:40am |
Management of intrafraction variations |
Bas Raaymaker | ||
| 10:40am - 11:20am | Acceleration of online adaptation | Allen Li | ||
| 11:20am - 12:00pm | Functional MR Guided Adaptation | Uulke Heide | ||
| 12:00pm - 12:10pm | Q/A | |||
| 12:10pm - 12:30pm - Break | ||||
| 12:30pm - 2:10pm |
Session 4.2: Clinical and Operationization of MRgRT Moderator: Allen Li |
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| 12:30pm - 1:00pm | Clinical outcome of MRgRT | Michael Bassetti | ||
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Potentials and promises of MRgRT | Bill Hall | ||
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm | Practicality, staffing, and billing of MRgRT | James Lamb | ||
| 2:00pm - 2:10pm | Q/A | |||
| 2:10pm - 2:30pm - Break | ||||
| 2:30pm - 4:10pm |
Session 4.3: Magnetic Field Effects and Future Moderator: Dan Low |
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| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Low vs. High Field -- Effects on Dosimetry and Imaging | John Bayouth | ||
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | IROC updates - imaging and dosimetry relevant to MRgRT | Paola Alvarez | ||
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Next Generation of MRgRT Systems | Paul Keall | ||
| 4:00pm - 4:10pm | Q/A | |||
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm - Break | ||||
| 4:30pm - 5:20pm |
Debate: MRgRT is Worth the Cost and Challenges
Pro: David Fuller / Con: John Bayouth Moderator: Allen Li |
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| 5:20pm - 5:30pm | Recap of the day | Minsong Cao | ||
| 5:30pm - 6:00pm | Summer School Feedback and Wrap up | |||