Radiobiology Course Schedule

2023 Clinical and Experimental Radiobiology Course Schedule

Course dates: April 24-28, 2023

In-person for Toronto learners / online for learners outside Toronto

Final exam date: May 5, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Final exam location: In-person for Toronto learners / online for learners outside Toronto

 

Monday, April 24, 2023

 

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
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-Assessments  (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 25, 2023

 

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. Albert van der Kogel, Michael Joiner, Patricia Lindsay
15 min   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. Fei Fei Liu
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. Michael Joiner, Fei Fei Liu, Albert van der Kogel
15 mins   Break  
4:00 - 4:45 PM L11 Dose-response relationships - therapeutic ratio Dr. Michael Joiner
4:45 - 5:30 PM L12 The linear-quadratic approach to fractionation Dr. Michael Joiner

 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

 

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, Scott Bratman, 
15 mins   Break  
11:45 - 12:30 PM W1 Workshop 1: the LQ model Dr. Michael Joiner
12:30 - 1:15 PM L14 Dose rate effect Dr. Albert van der Kogel
1 hour   Lunch  
2:15 - 3:00 PM L15 Clinical radiobiology of brachytherapy Dr. Gerard Morton
3:00 - 3:45 PM L16 Stromal effects Dr. Stanley Liu                                 
15 mins   Break  
4:00 - 4:45 PM L17 Tumor growth, stem cells, response to irradiation Dr. Stanley Liu
4:45 - 5:30 PM T5 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L14, 15, 16) Drs. Albert van der Kogel, Gerard Morton, Stanley Liu

 

Thursday, April 27, 2023

 

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
10:00 -10:45 AM L18 Retreatment tolerance of normal tissues Dr. Sylvia Ng
10:45 - 11:30 AM L19 Tumor microenvironment and the Oxygen effect Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
15 mins   Break  
11:45 - 12:30 PM L20 Stereotactic and high does radiotherapy Dr. David Schultz            
12:30 - 1:15 PM T6 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L 18, 19, 20) Drs. Sylvia Ng, Marianne Koritzinsky, David Shulz
2:15 - 3:00 PM L21 Clinical Approaches to target hypoxia Dr. Kathy Han
3:00 - 3:45 PM L22 Biological response modifiers Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky
15 mins   Break  
4:00 - 4:45 PM T7 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L20,21,22) Drs. Marianne Koritzinsky, Kathy Han
4:45 - 5:30 PM W2 Workshop 2: Q/A Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky

 

Friday, April 28, 2023

 

TIME TYPE LECTURE FACULTY SPEAKER
10:00 - 10:45 AM L23 Radiation-induced malignancies Dr. David Hodgson
10:45 - 11:30 AM L24 Predictive biomarkers Dr. Scott Bratman
15 min   Break  
11:45 - 12:30 PM L25 Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy  Dr. Andrew Hope
12:30 - 1:15 PM L26 Combined radiotherapy and immunotherapy Dr. Shane Harding
1 hour   Lunch  
2:15 - 3:15 PM T8 Tutorial: Questions and Self-Assessments (L23-26)

 

3:15 - 4:45 PM W3 Workshop 3: Practical Application of Radiobiology Drs. Sylvia Ng and Sten Myrehaug | Drs. Patricia Lindsay and Tim Craig | Marianne Koritzinsky 
4:45 - 5:30 PM   Concluding remarks Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky

May 5, 2023

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

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