This practicum should be of value to all practicing Radiation Oncologists and Medical Physicists

• Patient selection for proton therapy
• Understand the unique physical & biological advantages of proton beam therapy
• Clinical vignettes and evolving evidence
• Understanding clinical workflow for proton beam therapy

• Physics of proton beam therapy generation and dosimetry
• Biology of proton effects Setting up a new proton therapy facility
• Concept of single field optimization, multi-field optimization and robustness"
• Proton therapy advances in horizon- SPArc therapy, Enhanced Proton collimator systems, Biological (LET/RBE) optimization, etc.
• Clinical evidence generation for proton therapy

• A to Z of simulation and planning for Proton beam therapy
• Proton dose prescription, margin recipe & robustness evaluation
• Proton "class solutions for common sites
• Proton therapy treatment demonstration with image guidance and motion management
• Interactive step by step plan evaluation Patient specific quality assurance for proton beam therapy

(DIY)-PLAN EVALUATION SESSION Send in your patient's imaging for a detailed proton therapy planning and plan evaluation including a discussion on dosimetric comparison with your chosen modality of treatment.