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The 4th Canadian Radiosurgery Society (CaRS) Meeting

CaRS Conference Objectives

 

-To describe technical innovations in treatment planning and delivery of radiosurgery.

 

-To outline the current indications for radiosurgery.

 

-To describe expected outcomes regarding control rates and toxicity for particular targets.

 

Speaker Objectives

 

 

Dr Robert Timmerman, Radiation Oncologist

Radiobiological Considerations for Ablative Stereotactic Irradiation




1.) Explore the architecture of normal tissues that may influence radiation tolerance


2.) Discuss the practicality and limitations of mathematical modeling tumor and normal tissue response


3.) Review clinical radiation response data for a number of tissue types

 

 

Dr. Edward Shaw

Biology, Imaging, and Treatment of Radiosurgery and Radiation-Induced Brain Injury

 

1.) To understand the contemporary biology of radiosurgery/radiation induced brain injury

 

2.) To understand the role of magnetic resonance imaging including magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the imaging of radiosurgery/radiation induced brain injury

 

3.) To understand treatment options for radiosurgery/radiation induced brain injury

 

 

Dr. Stanley H. Benedict, Ph.D.

Image-Guided Radiation Technology (IGRT): Seeing is Believing

 

An overview of the application of a wide array of image guided radiation therapy technology will be presented including treatment planning using image fusion and co-registration, 4D simulation, image acquisition technology available in megavoltage therapy suites, Quality Assurance, and clinical implementation of SBRT.

 

1.)  Understand the issues related to treatment planning strategies, including the incorporation of motion in clinical target volumes.

 

2.) Familiarity of the various frame and frameless approaches of image guided technology currently in therapy suites, including the use of on-board imaging, cone beam CT, and TomoTherapy.

 

3.)  Understand the importance of quality assurance and other resources in commissioning new IGRT systems for clinical use, including the limitations of the various technology as applied to radiosurgerical approaches such as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in various anatomical sites.

  

 

July 17-18, 2009

The Sheraton

St John's, Newfoundland