Day 1
28 November – Getting the Most Out of Your SGRT System 

12.30 – Main Room

Arrival and light lunch

13:15 – Main Room

Meeting begins

13:15  – 13:40 Main Room

New SGRT innovations aiding safety and efficiency across the RT pathway


Adi Robinson,
Medical Physicist, Advent Health, USA

Group 1 – NOT Currently Using SGRT

 

13:50 – 14:30

Cultivating a Culture of Change

 

Katy Hill
Radiotherapy Advanced Practitioner for Research and Innovation, Castle Hill Hospital Hull, UK

 

 

How to implement new technology effectively

 

Andy MacGovern
(bio)
Change Management Consultant, The Art of Work

 

Karen Ward
(bio)
Change Management Consultant, The Art of Work

 


14:30 – 15:00

Break

 


15:00 – 17:15

Demos and Workshops

  • Demonstration AlignRT & Dose RT
    Vision RT Clinical Applications Specialist
  • Demonstration MapRT
    Vision RT Clinical Applications Specialist
  • Implementation Workshop – From QA to Go live.
    Choose from: Varian -or- Elekta

    Vision RT Clinical Applications Specialist plus experienced SGRT users

 


17:15

End of Group One, Day One Sessions

Group 2 – Current SGRT Users

 

13:50 – 14:35

Introduction to MapRT and DoseRT

– Vision RT Clinical Applications Specialist plus experienced SGRT users

 


14:35 – 15:15

Optimizing your workflow across all indications

–  Vision RT Clinical Applications Specialist

 


15:15 – 15:30

Break

 


15:30 – 17:45

How to introduce a new technique to your department.

Choose from: Implementing tattoo and mark-free treatments -or- open face Mask H&N
–  Vision RT Clinical Applications Specialist, plus experienced SGRT users and external change consultants from the Art of Work

 

Andy MacGovern
(bio)
Change Management Consultant, The Art of Work

 

Karen Ward
(bio)
Change Management Consultant, The Art of Work

 


17:45

End of Group Two Day One Sessions

19:00

SGRT Community Food and Drinks Reception

Join us for a free evening reception event, featuring plenty of chances to mingle. Including activities and games. See if you can be a “Game Changer.”

Location: Brew Dog Waterloo
(Google Maps: a 5-minute walk from the venue)

Day 2
Friday, 29 November

08:30 – 08:50

Registration, tea and coffee

08:50 – 09:00

Welcome & Introduction of Chair

Menna Creed
Head of SGRT Development

Ben Allen
Consultant Therapeutic Breast Radiographer at Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, UK

09:00 – 09:20

Maximizing the value of SGRT with DoseRT

Mike Tallhamer, DABR
Chief Medical Physicist, AdventHealth Parker, USA

09:20 – 09:40

Benchmarking MapRT and First Clinical Experience: a Novel Solution for Collision-Free Non-Coplanar Treatment Planning

Igor Bessières
Medical Physicist, Centre Georges-François Leclerc, Dijon, France

09:40 – 10:00

Before the Ink Dries: The Implementation of a Tattooless Workflow

Tomas Moloney
Radiation Therapist, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre, Waterford, Ireland

 

 

John Peter Sastrodemedjo
Medical Physicist, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre Waterford, Ireland

10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30

CHOOSE 1 OF 3 STREAMS

Stream 1

Changing faces: Open Mask SGRT

10:30

Stream 2

SGRT for Breast

10:30

Stream 3

SGRT for Every Patient

10:30

 Enhancing Patient Comfort: Reducing Anti-Anxiety Medications with Open Face Masks and SGRT in Head and Neck Treatments

Lauren Conway, MS, RT(T)
Chief Radiation Therapist, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, USA

Surface Guided Planning and Dose Visualization with Whole Breast Treatments

Adi Robinson, PhD, DABR
Senior Medical Physicist, AdventHealth Celebration, USA

Evaluate, Encourage, Explore and Examine the Use of Privacy and Dignity Underwear

Mrs Enala Bhebhe
Radiotherapy Senior Practitioner, Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust, UK

With SGRT to maskless H&N treatments

Rayk Nachtigall
Medical Physicist, Strahlenzentrum Hamburg MVZ, Germany

Experiences With Use of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold for Breast Cancer Patients at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia

Srečko Hlupič, dipl. ing. rad
RTT, Institute of oncology Ljubljana, Slovenija

 Analysis of Applied CBCT Shifts in Radical Thorax Radiotherapy: A Comparative Study of Tattoo vs SGRT Setups Using CBCT Imaging

Jodie Thompson
Specialist Practice Therapeutic Radiographer, The Beacon Centre, Musgrove Park Hospital, UK

Facing the Future and Unmasking the Best Fit: A Retrospective Comparative Evaluation of Open and Closed Facemasks for Stereotactic Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery Treatments

Stephen Obena
Lead Radiation Therapist/Education Coordinator, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Switzerland

Katia Alves
Senior Radiation Therapist, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Switzerland

Implementation of SGRT for DIBH Patients Using SimRT & AlignRT InBore

Hannah Nayee
Project Development Radiographer, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Samantha Allison
Lead Pre-Treatment Radiographer, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Gail Anastasi
Principal Radiotherapy Physicist, Royal Surrey Cancer Centre, UK

Clinical Benefits of the Use of Surface Guided Radiotherapy for Palliative Radiotherapy

Lisa Laws
Principal Therapeutic Radiographer, Rosemere Cancer Centre, UK

A Safe Workflow for Non-Coplanar Radiation Therapy in H&N Cancer

Mathieu Gonod
Medical Physicist, Centre G.F. Leclerc, France

Positioning Bolus with a Tattoo-Free Workflow

Jacob Curran
SABR & Motion Management Radiographer, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

 

Nicola White
Senior Dosimetrist, Lincoln County Hospital, UK

The Impact of the Use of the SGRT Technique on the Total Body Irradiation Procedure Based on Own Experience

Agnieszka Skrobala, PhD
Medical Physicist, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poland

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00

CHOOSE 1 OF 3 STREAMS

Stream 1

Changing faces: Open Mask SGRT

13:00

Stream 2

SGRT for Breast

13:00

Stream 3

SGRT for Every Patient

13:00

 Enhancing Patient Comfort: Reducing Anti-Anxiety Medications with Open Face Masks and SGRT in Head and Neck Treatments

Lauren Conway, MS, RT(T)
Chief Radiation Therapist, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, USA

Surface Guided Planning and Dose Visualization with Whole Breast Treatments

Adi Robinson, PhD, DABR
Senior Medical Physicist, AdventHealth Celebration, USA

Evaluate, Encourage, Explore and Examine the Use of Privacy and Dignity Underwear

Mrs Enala Bhebhe
Radiotherapy Senior Practitioner, Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust, UK

With SGRT to maskless H&N treatments

Rayk Nachtigall
Medical Physicist, Strahlenzentrum Hamburg MVZ, Germany

Experiences With Use of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold for Breast Cancer Patients at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia

Srečko Hlupič, dipl. ing. rad
RTT, Institute of oncology Ljubljana, Slovenija

 Analysis of Applied CBCT Shifts in Radical Thorax Radiotherapy: A Comparative Study of Tattoo vs SGRT Setups Using CBCT Imaging

Jodie Thompson
Specialist Practice Therapeutic Radiographer, The Beacon Centre, Musgrove Park Hospital, UK

Facing the Future and Unmasking the Best Fit: A Retrospective Comparative Evaluation of Open and Closed Facemasks for Stereotactic Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery Treatments

Stephen Obena
Lead Radiation Therapist/Education Coordinator, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Switzerland

Katia Alves
Senior Radiation Therapist, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Switzerland

Implementation of SGRT for DIBH Patients Using SimRT & AlignRT InBore

Hannah Nayee
Project Development Radiographer, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Samantha Allison
Lead Pre-Treatment Radiographer, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Gail Anastasi
Principal Radiotherapy Physicist, Royal Surrey Cancer Centre, UK

Clinical Benefits of the Use of Surface Guided Radiotherapy for Palliative Radiotherapy

Lisa Laws
Principal Therapeutic Radiographer, Rosemere Cancer Centre, UK

A Safe Workflow for Non-Coplanar Radiation Therapy in H&N Cancer

Mathieu Gonod
Medical Physicist, Centre G.F. Leclerc, France

Positioning Bolus with a Tattoo-Free Workflow

Jacob Curran
SABR & Motion Management Radiographer, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

 

Nicola White
Senior Dosimetrist, Lincoln County Hospital, UK

The Impact of the Use of the SGRT Technique on the Total Body Irradiation Procedure Based on Own Experience

Agnieszka Skrobala, PhD
Medical Physicist, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poland

14:20 – 14:45

Break

14:45 – 15:05

Implementation and First Clinical Experiences with DoseRT
Dr. Florian Stieler
Medical Physicist, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany

15:05 – 15:25

Clinical Benefits Using MapRT for Extracranial Non-Coplanar Treatment Planning – Implementation in Clinical Routine and First Results

Kirsten Hierholz
Senior Medical Physicist, Klinikum Darmstadt, Germany

15:25 – 15:40

SGRT Surveillance During Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Maria Fernanda Macedo Jimenez
Medical Physicist in Training and PhD Student, University Hospital Mannheim of Heidelberg University, Germany

15:40 – 16:00

Surface Guided Radiotherapy in Paediatric Patients

Liam Herbert
Paediatric, Teenager and Young Adult Specialist Therapeutic Radiographer, University Hospital Birmingham, UK

16:00 – 16:30

Closing remarks / end of meeting