COURSE FOCUSED ON MEDICAL PHYSICS IN PROTON THERAPY
The course content includes the fundamental theoreticalinstructions in medical physics used in proton therapy, as well as the description of the processes of beam training , equipment acceptance, clinical commissioning, uncertainties in proton therapy and quality control procedures. The training is completed with clinical aspects of patient simulation, dosimetric planning and clinical treatments, as well as the establishment of work flows and logistic aspects. Together with the theoretical sessions, the course includes practical sessions on dosimetric planning and acquisition of commissioning and quality control measurements on the proton therapy equipment, using the dosimetric instrumentation necessary to guarantee the quality of the measured data .
GOAL
GENERAL
To provide the fundamental theoretical instructions and practical skills necessary to successfully address the start-up and clinical internship of a proton therapy facility in the field of medical physics.
OBJECTIVES
SPECIFIC
1. Provide the technical knowledge necessary for the acceptance of the equipment.
2. Provide the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to perform clinical commissioning.
3. To describe the physical and clinical uncertainties in proton therapy and to motivate its approach in physical and clinical dosimetry.
4. Describe the management of clinical aspects in the simulation, planning and treatment process.
5. Toprovide the necessary instructions for the definition of work flows and logistics.
Director:
- Dr. Juan Diego Azcona Armendariz
academic staff:
- Aguilar Redondo, Pedro Borja (University of Navarra).
- Antolín San Martín, Elena (University of Navarra)
- Arce Dubois, Pedro (CIEMAT)
- Aristu Mendióroz, José Javier (University of Navarra)
- Azcona Armendáriz, Juan Diego (University of Navarra)
- Cabello García, José Pablo (University of Navarra)
- Calvo Manuel, Felipe Ángel (University of Navarra)
- Cortés Giraldo, Miguel Antonio (University of Seville)
- Delgado Rodríguez, José Miguel (University of Navarra)
- Fayos-Solá Capilla, Roser (University of Navarra)
- García Cutillas, Miguel (University of Navarra)
- Mazal, Alejandro (Quironsalud)
- Morán Velasco, Verónica (University of Navarra)
- Pedrero de Aristizábal, Diego (University of Navarra)
- Prezado Alonso, Yolanda (high school Curie, Paris)
- Ramón García, Carlos (University of Navarra)
- Viñals Muñoz, Alberto (University of Navarra)
This degree scroll aims to fill a training gap in our country, providing the necessary knowledge to implement and address the internship clinical , in the field of medical physics, a proton therapy facility in order to treat cancer patients. This course will be taught by experienced professionals, who have already successfully addressed this challenge.
The course is aimed primarily at hospital radiophysicists with clinical experience and residents of this specialization program whose field of activity is radiotherapy. Additionally, the participation of doctoral students and researchers in medical physics, biophysics and biomedical engineering whose research has a clinical motivation in the field of radiotherapy is contemplated.
Provide the technical knowledge necessary for the acceptance of the equipment. It describes the fundamental elements to understand the operation of the system, including the accelerator, the training beam process, nozzle elements such as the monitoring cameras and other beam monitoring and control systems, beam transport systems and safety interlocks that allow the Institution to accept the system for operation in clinical radiotherapy treatments.
To provide the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to address clinical commissioning. issue The physical characteristics of the beams are described, such as energy, lateral particle distribution, control of the emitted particles and absorbed dose, and the necessary measures to establish the calculation models to perform dosimetry on patients, as well as the calculation algorithms used. It also describes sets of quality control tests to guarantee the correct operation of the equipment over time, as well as their justification.
To describe the physical and clinical uncertainties in proton therapy and to motivate its approach in physical and clinical dosimetry. Specific aspects to be taken into account in proton beams for therapeutic medical use are discussed. The result of the first three objectives should be the understanding by the student of the operation of the system and its characterization, as well as the limitations of the established models.
To describe the management of clinical aspects in the simulation, planning and treatment process. The clinical process followed by a patient from the acquisition of data for treatment planning to its complete execution is addressed, with special interest in the specificities of proton therapy versus conventional radiotherapy.
→ Official name of degree scroll: "Medical physics in proton therapy".
→ Branch of knowledge: Physics: medical physics.
→ Schools or centers involved: School of Sciences, Clínica Universidad de Navarra (Service of Radiophysics and Radiological Protection).
→ Regimen: Presential. An online exam will be held 2 weeks after the end of the course.
→ issue number of places offered: 18
→ Credits ECTS credit: 4
→Duration: One week (Monday to Saturday).
→ Course dates: April 17 to 22, 2023.
→ schedule: From 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
→ Languages: Spanish
→ Prices: 1.200€.
→ More information: jlarrondo@unav.es
The course is oriented to the implementation of a proton therapy facility and the subsequent clinical internship in the field of medical physics. It is also taught by professionals who have already dealt with this challenge and treat patients on a regular basis. Its orientation is theoretical-internship and the participation of doctoral students and researchers in medical physics, biophysics and biomedical engineering whose research has a clinical motivation in the field of radiotherapy is also contemplated.
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MODULES |
ECTS CREDIT |
MATERIALS |
DATES |
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module 1 |
4 |
April 17 - 22, 2023 |
Course agenda:
→ presentation (15 min)
→ Gestation of the CUN protontherapy project (45 min).
→ Proton therapy: clinical challenges and physical uncertainties (1 h)
→ Social impact of proton therapy (1 h)
→ Components of a proton therapy system (1 h).
→ Proton interaction -subject (1 h)
→ Radiobiology for physicists (1 h)
→ The proton beam and its transport. Concept of emittance (1 h)
→ Clinical basics of proton therapy (1 h)
→ Radiation protection( 1 h)
→ Detectors in proton therapy (1 h)
→ Measurements to characterize the proton beam I: IDD and spots (1 h)
→ Measurements to characterize proton beam II: absolute value of the dose (1 h)
→ Acceptance tests of the equipment and status of reference letter (1 h)
→ Calibrationof the CT for use in proton therapy (1 h)
→ Quality control of proton therapy equipment( 1 h)
→ Patient-specific quality control (1 h)
→ Clinical uncertainties in proton therapy (1 h)
→ Fundamentals of simulation and dosimetric planning I (1 h)
→ Fundamentals of simulation and dosimetric planning II (1 h)
→ Fundamentals of simulation and dosimetric planning III (1 h)
→ Calculation algorithms: "pencil beam" and Monte Carlo (1 h)
→ Model validation. Implementation. Inverse optimization (1 h)
→ Legal aspects (1 h)
→ Risk analysis in proton therapy (1 h)
→ Technological and research novelties (1 h).
RayStation" radiotherapy treatment planning system by RaySearch.
ProBeat-CR proton therapy system, from Hitachi, Ltd.
Detector systems for relative and absolute dosimetry from PTW Freiburg and IBA Dosimetry GmbH.
profile General
→ Specialists.
→ Residents in Hospital Radiophysics.
→ Graduates in Physics and other related disciplines (Mathematics, Chemistry, Engineering, Bioengineering) with interest in the research.
Academic characteristics
→ Graduates in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Engineering in any of their specialties.
→ deadline from Admissions Office: from February 22 to April 14.
→ Resolution: as of March 21.
→ deadline from enrollment: until April 15.
This course will help specialists in Hospital Radiophysics to have a specifictraining in proton therapy, which cannot be obtained in any other way in our country.
The rest of the students will learn about a new aspect of the profession of radiophysicist, and will be able to choose professionally to this profession or to research in this field.