Presentations from the "Reaching New Heights with SGRT" event:

Listed below are PDF copies of presentations delivered at the 2025 Annual USA Meeting of the SGRT Community.

Workshops

  • SGRT Operational Expansion: AlignRT Champion Group (Downloadable PDF)
    Justine O’Malley, RT(T), BSRT
    Sutter Medical Foundation
  • Satisfaction with SGRT: Both for Patient and User (Downloadable PDF)
    Emmy Wells, BHA, RT(R)(T)
    Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital
  • Effectively Transitioning to Tattoo/Mark Free Radiation Therapy for All Treatment Sites (Downloadable PDF)
    Jonathan Ortiz, MBA, BS, RT(T)
    Stamford Health, Bennett Cancer Center
  • Managing Change: Implementation and Standardization of SGRT (Downloadable PDF)
    Daniel Bailey, PhD, DABR
    HCA Sarah Cannon

Lunch & Learn Proton Sessions

  • Innovations and Challenges: Implementing SGRT in Proton Radiation Therapy (Downloadable PDF)
    Wendy Tissue, MBA, RT(R)(T), Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  • AlignRT Benefits for Protons – Our Experience (Downloadable PDF)
    Tracy Reece, BSRT(T), Oklahoma Proton Center
  • AlignRT for Proton Therapy Breast Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Helena White, RT(T), & Bryan Hammers, RT(T) , Oklahoma Proton Center

Keynote Presentation

  • Future of SGRT: Beyond Traditional Motion Management (Downloadable PDF)
    Matt Spraker, MD
    AdventHealth Parker

Latest Evidence: Simulation, Planning, Treatment & Dose

  • Clinical Experience with Noncoplanar Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Kiran Kumar, MD
    University of Texas Southwestern
  • Improving Plan Quality & Safety Using Surface Guided Planning and Dose Visualization (Downloadable PDF)
    Adi Robinson, PhD, DABR
    AdventHealth Celebration
  • Using Cherenkov Imaging and Scintillation Dosimetry to Quantify Contralateral Breast Dose in Breast Radiotherapy Treatments: The EDUCATE Trial (Downloadable PDF)
    Allison Matous, MD
    Dartmouth Cancer Center
  • Advancing Motion Control: An Evaluation of VRT In-Bore Guided Breath-Hold Using a CBCT-Guided Adaptive System (Downloadable PDF)
    Xinran Zhong, PhD, DABR
    University of Texas Southwestern
  • Pushing the Boundaries in SGRT (Downloadable PDF)
    Mike Tallhamer, DABR
    AdventHealth Parker

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Breakfast Session

  • Reimbursement of SGRT in Free-Standing Clinics (Downloadable PDF)
    Sally Eggleston, VP, Shared Services
    Radiation Business Solutions

TRACK: Medical Physics

  • Cross-Vendor Comparison of Beam Hold Duration (Latency) (Downloadable PDF)
    Josh Naylor, MPE, MSc
    University Hospitals Dorset
  • Implementing a Markless Workflow in a Community Hospital (Downloadable PDF)
    Alexander Pevsner, PhD, DABR
    Greenwich Hospital (Yale New Haven Health Care System)
  • The Role of SGRT for Online Adaptive SBRT Treatments Using AlignRT InBore on Ethos Linacs (Downloadable PDF)
    George (Guang) Li, PhD, DABR
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

TRACK: Radiation Therapist

  • Tattoos and Marks: How SGRT Makes Them Unnecessary for Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Kelli Cook, BSRT(T)
    Kelsey-Seybold North Houston
  • Using SGRT to Improve Prone Breast Setups (Downloadable PDF)
    Samantha Moldonado, RT(T)
    AdventHealth Celebration
  • Designing an Optimal Immobilization Device for SGRT Enhanced Treatment Delivery (Downloadable PDF)
    Matthew Fraioli, RT(T)
    Stamford Health, Bennett Cancer Center
    Jonathan Ortiz, MBA, BS, RT(T)
    Stamford Health, Bennett Cancer Center

Final Main Session: Efficiency, Experience & Expansion

  • Implementing SGRT on All Electron Set-ups (Downloadable PDF)
    Stephanie Hoff, BS, RT(T) (ARRT)
    SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital–Janesville
  • Clinical Experiences with InBore SGRT (Downloadable PDF)
    Mindy Joo, PhD, DABR
    Inova Health
  • Broad Implementation of SGRT: Faster, More Accurate Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Wendy Tisue, MBA, RT(R)(T)
    Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  • Maskless Head & Neck Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Danae McCarthy, RT(T)
    Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
  • Efficiency in the Workplace (Downloadable PDF)
    Natasha Calle, RT
    Florida Cancer Specialists

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Day 1 - June 5th

Workshops

  • SGRT Operational Expansion: AlignRT Champion Group (Downloadable PDF)
    Justine O’Malley, RT(T), BSRT
    Sutter Medical Foundation
  • Satisfaction with SGRT: Both for Patient and User (Downloadable PDF)
    Emmy Wells, BHA, RT(R)(T)
    Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital
  • Effectively Transitioning to Tattoo/Mark Free Radiation Therapy for All Treatment Sites (Downloadable PDF)
    Jonathan Ortiz, MBA, BS, RT(T)
    Stamford Health, Bennett Cancer Center
  • Managing Change: Implementation and Standardization of SGRT (Downloadable PDF)
    Daniel Bailey, PhD, DABR
    HCA Sarah Cannon

Lunch & Learn Proton Sessions

  • Innovations and Challenges: Implementing SGRT in Proton Radiation Therapy (Downloadable PDF)
    Wendy Tissue, MBA, RT(R)(T), Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  • AlignRT Benefits for Protons – Our Experience (Downloadable PDF)
    Tracy Reece, BSRT(T), Oklahoma Proton Center
  • AlignRT for Proton Therapy Breast Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Helena White, RT(T), & Bryan Hammers, RT(T) , Oklahoma Proton Center

Keynote Presentation

  • Future of SGRT: Beyond Traditional Motion Management (Downloadable PDF)
    Matt Spraker, MD
    AdventHealth Parker

Latest Evidence: Simulation, Planning, Treatment & Dose

  • Clinical Experience with Noncoplanar Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Kiran Kumar, MD
    University of Texas Southwestern
  • Improving Plan Quality & Safety Using Surface Guided Planning and Dose Visualization (Downloadable PDF)
    Adi Robinson, PhD, DABR
    AdventHealth Celebration
  • Using Cherenkov Imaging and Scintillation Dosimetry to Quantify Contralateral Breast Dose in Breast Radiotherapy Treatments: The EDUCATE Trial (Downloadable PDF)
    Allison Matous, MD
    Dartmouth Cancer Center
  • Advancing Motion Control: An Evaluation of VRT In-Bore Guided Breath-Hold Using a CBCT-Guided Adaptive System (Downloadable PDF)
    Xinran Zhong, PhD, DABR
    University of Texas Southwestern
  • Pushing the Boundaries in SGRT (Downloadable PDF)
    Mike Tallhamer, DABR
    AdventHealth Parker

If you have any technical problems with this page or the attached contents, email us at: secretary@sgrt.org 

Day 2 - June 6th

Breakfast Session

  • Reimbursement of SGRT in Free-Standing Clinics (Downloadable PDF)
    Sally Eggleston, VP, Shared Services
    Radiation Business Solutions

TRACK: Medical Physics

  • Cross-Vendor Comparison of Beam Hold Duration (Latency) (Downloadable PDF)
    Josh Naylor, MPE, MSc
    University Hospitals Dorset
  • Implementing a Markless Workflow in a Community Hospital (Downloadable PDF)
    Alexander Pevsner, PhD, DABR
    Greenwich Hospital (Yale New Haven Health Care System)
  • The Role of SGRT for Online Adaptive SBRT Treatments Using AlignRT InBore on Ethos Linacs (Downloadable PDF)
    George (Guang) Li, PhD, DABR
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

TRACK: Radiation Therapist

  • Tattoos and Marks: How SGRT Makes Them Unnecessary for Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Kelli Cook, BSRT(T)
    Kelsey-Seybold North Houston
  • Using SGRT to Improve Prone Breast Setups (Downloadable PDF)
    Samantha Moldonado, RT(T)
    AdventHealth Celebration
  • Designing an Optimal Immobilization Device for SGRT Enhanced Treatment Delivery (Downloadable PDF)
    Matthew Fraioli, RT(T)
    Stamford Health, Bennett Cancer Center
    Jonathan Ortiz, MBA, BS, RT(T)
    Stamford Health, Bennett Cancer Center

Final Main Session: Efficiency, Experience & Expansion

  • Implementing SGRT on All Electron Set-ups (Downloadable PDF)
    Stephanie Hoff, BS, RT(T) (ARRT)
    SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital–Janesville
  • Clinical Experiences with InBore SGRT (Downloadable PDF)
    Mindy Joo, PhD, DABR
    Inova Health
  • Broad Implementation of SGRT: Faster, More Accurate Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Wendy Tisue, MBA, RT(R)(T)
    Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  • Maskless Head & Neck Treatments (Downloadable PDF)
    Danae McCarthy, RT(T)
    Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
  • Efficiency in the Workplace (Downloadable PDF)
    Natasha Calle, RT
    Florida Cancer Specialists

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