Programme

Overview: In particle therapy, accurately determining where particles stop in the patient is crucial to ensure safer and more precise treatments. Over the past decade, various technological solutions have been proposed, but no industrial system for large-scale in vivo treatment verification is currently available. Prof. Katia Parodi will present an overview of these solutions, while Prof. Christian Richter will discuss existing clinical data, emphasizing the real-world impact and importance of integrating verification into clinical workflows. Prof. Thomas Bortfeld will highlight how verification could enable innovative treatment techniques. Dr. Julien Smeets will conclude by addressing the technical and industrial challenges of integrating these systems into complex and evolving particle therapy platforms, including considerations for proton arc therapy and FLASH.

Overview: Adaptive radiotherapy (ART) has become more prevalent as planning and treatment systems advance, allowing for more efficient delivery of care across a wide variety of tumour sites. In order to further improve the quality and efficiency of ART, this symposium aims to provide insight from leading RTT and Physics experts working across different adaptive systems. Topics covered will range from process improvement initiatives, training and credentialing frameworks, the integration of AI and how proton therapy is using adaptive workflows. This symposium will be of great interest to current and future users of adaptive systems.

Overview: This symposium will focus on dose accumulation challenges and methodologies in brachytherapy. The discussion will cover dose summation approaches in combined brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy, highlighting both clinical and research scenarios. Key aspects of image registration will be described, including different registration methods, their impact on dose summation accuracy, and considerations on quality assurance in brachytherapy. Finally, the session will address cumulative dose assessment in skin cancer applications, exploring the challenges of dose accumulation and the role of deformable image registration in improving accuracy in dose assessments.

Overview: Mini-Orals are presented at one of the sessions scheduled in the two mini-oral theatres. Each author will present a 4-slide PowerPoint orally for 4 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for discussion. Sessions will be recorded and made available via the online platform and mobile app.

Overview: Mini-Orals are presented at one of the sessions scheduled in the two mini-oral theatres. Each author will present a 4-slide PowerPoint orally for 4 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for discussion. Sessions will be recorded and made available via the online platform and mobile app.

Overview: Poster Discussions are presented in one of the sessions scheduled at the two poster discussion theatres. Each author will present a digital poster orally for 2 minutes, followed by 2 minutes for discussion. Sessions will be recorded and made available via the online platfrom and mobile app.

Overview: Poster Discussions are presented in one of the sessions scheduled at the two poster discussion theatres. Each author will present a digital poster orally for 2 minutes, followed by 2 minutes for discussion. Sessions will be recorded and made available via the online platfrom and mobile app.

Overview: Proffered Papers are presented in one of the sessions scheduled in the main session halls. Each author will present orally for 7 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for discussion. Sessions will be recorded and available on-demand.

Overview: Proffered Papers are presented in one of the sessions scheduled in the main session halls. Each author will present orally for 7 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for discussion. Sessions will be recorded and available on-demand.