Radiobiology Course Schedule
2022 Clinical and Experimental Radiobiology Course Schedule
Course dates: April 25-29, 2022
Course location: Online (Details will be sent directly to course participants)
Final exam date: May 6, 2022, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Final exam location: Online (Details will be sent directly to course participants)
Monday, April 25, 2022
TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
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10:00 - 10:30 AM | Exploring Learning Goals | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky | |
10:30 - 11:15 AM | L1 | Importance of radiobiology in the clinic | Dr. Scott Bratman |
15 min | 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 hour | Lunch | ||
2:00 - 2:45 PM | L4 | Radiation induced damage & DNA damage response | Bradly Wouters |
2:45 - 3:30 PM | T1 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessmentsl (L2, 3, 4) | Drs. Marianne Koritzinsky, Bradly Wouters |
3:30 - 3:45 PM | Break | ||
3:45 - 4:30 PM | L5 | Cell survival - in vitro and in vivo | Dr. Albert van der Kogel |
4:30 - 5:15 PM | L6 | Quantifying cell kill and cell survival | Dr. Michael Joiner |
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
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10:00 -10:45 AM | L7 | Pathogenesis of normal tissue side effects | Dr. Fei-Fei Liu |
10:45 - 11:30 AM | T2 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L5, 6, 7) | Drs. Albert van der Kogel, Michael Joiner, Fei-Fei Liu |
15 min | Break | ||
11:45 - 12:30 PM | L8 | RBE and LET | Dr. Patricia Lindsay |
12:30 - 1:15 PM | L9 | Particles in Radiotherapy | Dr. Michael Joiner |
1 hour | Lunch | ||
2:15 - 3:00 PM | L10 | Radiation-induced malignancies | Dr. David Hodgson |
3:00 - 3:45 PM | T3 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L8, 9, 10) | Drs. Patricia Lindsay, Michael Joiner, David Hodgson |
15 mins | Break | ||
4:00 - 4:45 PM | L11 | The linear-quadratic approach to fractionation | Dr. Michael Joiner |
4:45 - 5:30 PM | L12 | Modified fractionation schedules (and limits) | Dr. Scott Bratman |
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
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10:00 - 10:45 AM | L13 | Dose rate effect - intro to RB concepts | Dr. Albert van der Kogel |
10:45 - 11:30 AM | T4 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L11,12,13) | Drs. Michael Joiner, Scott Bratman, Albert van der Kogel |
15 mins | Break | ||
11:45 - 12:30 PM | L14 | Clinical radiobiology of brachytherapy | Dr. Gerard Morton |
12:30 - 1:15 PM | L15 | Stromal effects | Dr. Stanley Liu |
1 hour | Lunch | ||
2:15 - 3:00 PM | L16 | Tumor growth, stem cells, response to irradiation | Dr. Stanley Liu |
3:00 - 3:45 PM | T5 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L14,15, 16) | Drs. Gerard Morton, Stanley Liu |
15 mins | Break | ||
4:00 - 4:45 PM | L17 | The volume effect for normal tissues | Dr. Albert van der Kogel |
4:45 - 5:30 PM | L18 | Dose-response relationships - therapeutic ratio | Dr. Michael Joiner |
Thursday, April 28, 2022
TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
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10:00 -10:45 AM | L19 | Retreatment tolerance of normal tissues | Dr. Sylvia Ng |
10:45 - 11:30 AM | T6 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L17,18,19) | Drs. Albert van der Kogel, Michael Joiner, Sylvia Ng |
15 mins | Break | ||
11:45 - 1:15 PM | W1 | Workshop 1: The LQ model | Drs. Marianne Koritzinsky, Michael Joiner |
1 hour | Lunch | ||
2:15 - 3:00 PM | L20 | Tumor microenvironment and the Oxygen effect | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
3:00 - 3:45 PM | L21 | Clinical approaches to target hypoxia | Dr. Kathy Han |
15 mins | Break | ||
4:00 - 4:45 PM | L22 | Stereotactic and high dose radiotherapy | Dr. David Shultz |
4:45 - 5:30 PM | T7 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L20,21,22) | Drs. Marianne Koritzinsky, Kathy Han, David Shultz |
Friday, April 29, 2022
TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
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10:00 - 10:45 AM | L23 | Predictive biomarkers | Dr. Scott Bratman |
10:45 - 11:30 AM | L24 | Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy | Dr. Andrew Hope |
15 min | Break | ||
11:45 - 12:30 PM | L25 | Biological response modifiers | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
12:30 - 1:15 PM | L26 | Combined radiotherapy and immunotherapy | Dr. John Cho |
1 hour | Lunch | ||
2:15 - 3:15 PM | T8 | Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L23-26) | Drs. John Cho, Andrew Hope, Scott Bratman, Marianne Koritzinsky |
3:15 - 4:45 PM | W2 | Workshop 2: Practical Application of Radiobiology | Drs. Sylvia Ng and Sten Myrehaug | Drs. Patricia Lindsay and Tim Craig | Marianne Koritzinsky and TBA |
4:45 - 5:30 PM | Concluding remarks | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
May 4, 2022 (OPTIONAL)
TIME | TYPE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
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10:00 - 11:00 AM | Optional Course Question Period | Drs. Marianne Koritzinsky, Albert van der Kogel, Michael Joiner, Michael Milosevic |
May 6, 2022
TIME | TYPE | LOCATION |
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9:00 - 12:00 PM | EXAM | Online (Details will be sent directly to course participants) |
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