EDU 12 - Climbing the Bragg Peak: Increasing the Impact of Proton Therapy
MODERATOR(S)
Brian Winey, PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Dianne Ferguson, PhD, DABR - Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute
session DESCRIPTION
To improve the precision and appropriate use of proton therapy, there are three ongoing developments: randomized clinical trials, MR guided proton therapy and upright proton therapy. This session will explore the clinical developments increasing the precision of proton therapy to both expand the use of proton therapy and improve the clinical appropriate use of proton therapy.
learning objectives
- Understand the current limitations of proton therapy and the current technology developments addressing the limitations.
- Understand the current state of scientific development, both technology and clinical trials.
Credits
| AMA PRA Category 1 Credits: | 1.00 |
| CAMPEP Credits: | 1.00 |
| MDCB Credits: | 1.00 |
Presentations
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08:00am - 08:02am PTSpeaker: Brian Winey, PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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08:02am - 08:17am PTSpeaker: Helen Shih, MD, MS, FASTRO, MPH, AM - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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08:17am - 08:32am PTSpeaker: Aswin Hoffmann, PhD - OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Dresden
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08:32am - 08:47am PTSpeaker: Carri Glide-Hurst, PhD - University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison
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08:47am - 09:00am PTSpeaker: Dianne Ferguson, PhD, DABR - Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston