Radiobiology Course Schedule

Clinical and Experimental Radiobiology Course 2024 Schedule

Course

Dates: April 15-19, 2024

Format: Hybrid

  • In-person for Toronto learners
  • Online for learners outside Toronto

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Final Exam

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location & Format:

  • In-person for Toronto learners
  • Online for learners outside Toronto

Monday, April 15, 2024

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
10:00 - 10:30 AM L0 Exploring Learning Goals Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
10:30 - 11:15 AM L1 Importance of Radiobiology in the Clinic Dr. Scott Bratman
11:15 - 11:30 AM   15 mins Break  
11:30 - 12:15 PM L2 Hallmarks of Cancer Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
12:15 - 1:00 PM L3 Molecular Basis of Cell Death Dr. Bradly Wouters
1:00 - 2:00 PM   1 hour Lunch  
2:00 - 2:45 PM L4 Radiation Induced Damage & DNA Damage Response   Dr. Bradly Wouters
2:45 - 3:30 PM T1 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments  (L2, 3, 4) Drs. Marianne Koritzinsky, Bradly Wouters
3:30 - 3:45 PM   15 mins Break  
3:45 - 4:30 PM L5 Cell Survival and Tumor Growth Dr. Deepak Dinakaran
4:30 - 5:15 PM L6 Quantifying Cell Kill and Cell Survival Dr. Michael Joiner

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
10:00 -10:45 AM L7 RBE and LET Dr. Patricia Lindsay
10:45 - 11:30 AM T2 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L5, 6, 7) Drs. Deepak Dinakaran, Michael Joiner, Patricia Lindsay
11:30 - 11:45 AM   15 mins Break  
11:45 - 12:30 PM L8 Particles in Radiotherapy Dr. Michael Joiner
12:30 - 1:15 PM L9 Pathogenesis of Normal Tissue Side Effects Dr. Jennifer Kwan
1:15 - 2:15 PM   1 hour Lunch  
2:15 - 3:00 PM L10 The Volume Effect for Normal Tissues Dr. Albert van der Kogel
3:00 - 3:45 PM T3 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L8, 9, 10) Drs. ichael Joiner, Jennifer Kwan, Albert van der Kogel
3:45 - 4:00 PM   15 mins Break  
4:00 - 4:45 PM L11 The Linear-quadratic Approach to fractionation Dr. Michael Joiner
4:45 - 5:30 PM L12 Dose-response Relationships - Therapeutic Ratio Dr. Andrew Hope

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
10:00 - 10:45 AM L13 Modified Fractionation Schedule (and limits) Dr. Scott Bratman
10:45 - 11:30 AM T4 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L11,12,13) Drs. Michael Joiner, Andrew Hope, Scott Bratman
11:30 - 11:45 AM   15 mins Break  
11:45 - 12:30 PM L14 Dose Rate Effect Dr. Albert van der Kogel
12:30 - 1:15 PM L15 Clinical Radiobiology of Brachytherapy Dr. Amandeep Taggar
1:15 - 2:15 PM   1 hour Lunch  
2:15 - 3:00 PM T5 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L14, 15) Drs. Albert van der Kogel, Amandeep Taggar
3:00 - 3:45 PM W1-1 Workshop 1: the LQ Model (Part 1) Dr. Michael Joiner
3:45 - 4:00 PM   15 mins Break  
4:00 - 4:45 PM W1-2 Workshop 1: the LQ Model (Part 2) Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky

 

Thursday, April 18, 2024

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
10:00 -10:45 AM L16 Retreatment Tolerance of Normal Tissues Dr. Hanbo Chen
10:45 - 11:30 AM L17 Tumor Microenvironment and the Oxygen Effect Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
11:30 - 11:45 AM   15 mins Break  
11:45 - 12:30 PM L18 Stereotactic and High Dose Radiotherapy Dr. David Schultz            
12:30 - 1:15 PM T6 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L16, 17, 18) Drs. Hanbo Chen, Marianne Koritzinsky, David Shulz
1:15 - 2:15 PM   1 hour Lunch  
2:15 - 3:00 PM L19 Clinical Approaches to Target Hypoxia Dr. Kathy Han
3:00 - 3:15 PM T7 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L21) Dr. Kathy Han
3:15 - 4:00 PM L20 Biological Response Modifiers Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
4:00 - 4:15 PM   15 mins Break  
4:15 - 4:30 PM T8 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L20) Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
4:30 - 5:30 PM W2 Workshop 2: Q/A Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky

 

Friday, April 19, 2024

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
10:00 - 10:45 AM L21 Radiation-Induced Malignancies Dr. David Hodgson
10:45 - 11:30 AM L22 Predictive Biomarkers Dr. Scott Bratman
11:30 - 11:45 AM   15 mins Break  
11:45 - 12:30 PM L23 Combined Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy Dr. Shane Harding
12:30 - 1:15 PM L24 Combined Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Dr. Andrew Hope
1:15 - 2:15 PM   1 hour Lunch  
2:15 - 3:15 PM T9 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L21, 22, 23, 24)

Drs. David Hodgson, Scott Bratman, Andrew Hope, Shane Harding

3:15 - 4:45 PM W3 NOTE: This is 3 Concurrent Sessions. Location of Workshop 3 for Physics: MP Room118  
    Workshop 3: Practical application of radiobiology (Biology) Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
    Workshop 3: Practical application of radiobiology (Clinical) Drs. Hanbo Chen, Irene Karam
    Workshop 3: Practical application of radiobiology (Physics) Drs. Patricia Lindsay, Tim Craig
4:45 - 5:30 PM   Concluding Remarks Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky

Final Exam - Friday, April 26, 2024

TIME TYPE LOCATION
9:00 - 12:00 PM EXAM                                      In-person / online (Details will be sent directly to course participants)

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