Medical Physics Seminar - Monday, February 25, 2008

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Treatment Planning for Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy

Michael Kraus, Ph.D.

Director, NM-PROS Research and Advanced Development

Philips Radiation Oncology System

Fitchburg, WI

In the past 5 years, there has been a revolution in our capacity to precisely and accurately direct the radiation fields employed in treatment delivery. This is referred to as image-guided radiation therapy, in which, novel hybrid devices have been developed with imaging systems embedded in the treatment unit for the sole purpose of directing therapy. In parallel, remarkable developments in the field of three-dimensional imaging (PET, SPECT, MR) now offer unprecedented opportunity for non-invasive assessment of the characteristics of the disease and normal processes. These two developments create a unique opportunity to alter the paradigm of cancer treatment from a step-wise, linear approach to one in which the therapy is individualized and adapted, in a real-time fashion to the target and normal structure characteristics as they respond to the ongoing therapy.

This presentation will introduce the paradigm of image-guided adaptive radiotherapy and concentrate on some of the underlying technological components required for treatment planning.

Location: 1335 Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC)

Time:  4:00pm-5:00pm

Refreshments will be provided prior to the talk

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