2026 Agenda
Day 1
8:45
2026 Program Introduction
Greg Robinson, M.Sc., CMD, RTT, Sun Nuclear, a Mirion Medical Company, United States
9:00
Keynote Presentation: Independent Measurements vs MPC
David Barbee, Ph.D., DABR, NYU Langone Health, United States
9:30
Efficiency in Action: Using the Right Tools to Optimize QA and Treatment Accuracy
Patricia Sansourekidou, Ph.D., DABR, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
10:00
Maintaining Long-Term Isocenter Stability and Subcomponent Alignment in TrueBeam Linear Accelerators
Cory Knill, Ph.D., DABR, University of Michigan, United States
10:15
BREAK
10:45
DEBATE: Does Properly Commissioned Delivery Techniques Render Routine Measurement PSQA Obsolete?
Dirk Verellen, Ph.D., Iridium Netwerk, ZAS & Victor Hernandez, Ph.D., Hospital Sant Joan de Reus
11:30
Patient Specific QA Survey and Guidelines
Gordon Chan, Juravinski Cancer Center, Canada
12:00
Panel Discussion: Future QA Directions
Moderators: Dirk Verellen, Ph.D., Victor Hernandez, Ph.D., and Gordon Chen
12:30
LUNCH
13:30
In-vivo Dose Measurements Over Time as QA Indicator
Cristina Anson, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain
13:45
Validation of Transit Dosimetry Metrics
Nadezhda Gromova, European Medical Center, Russian Federation
14:00
EPID-Based In-Vivo Dosimetry for TBI
Matteo Galetto, M.Sc., Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Italy
14:15
Clinical Utility of Gamma Pass Rate for Adaptive Replanning in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy
Yoshiko Oshiro, Ph.D., Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Japan
14:30
Comparing In-vivo Dosimetry with Offline Dosimetric Assessments as a Trigger for Adaptive Intervention of Pelvic Radiotherapy
Natalie Brown, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
14:45
Investigating the Correlation Between Gamma Passing Rates of Daily EPID Transit Images and PTV Coverage in External Beam Radiotherapy
Ruslan Huseynov, North West Cancer Centre, United Kingdom
15:00
Panel Discussion: In-vivo QA in Adaptive Workflows
Moderators: Yoshiko Oshiro, Ph.D., Natalie Brown and Ruslan Huseynov
15:30
BREAK
16:00
Comparing Methods of Pretreatment Quality Assurance in Modulated Radiation Therapy: Portal Dosimetry vs. Fraction 0
Federico Bregains, CEMENER Foundation, Argentina
16:30
RapidArc Dynamic for SBRT
Robert Brass, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, United Kingdom
16:45
Characterizing the Error-Space of SIMT-SRS: What Tolerance Do We Need?”
Anton Eagle, M.S., DABR, AdventHealth, Parker, United States
17:00
Clinical Feasibility of SGRT for Multi-Target SRS: Integrated Geometric and Dosimetric Validation
Thiago Fontana, São Sebastião Radioterapia, Brazil
18:00
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Day 2
9:00
PDIB Project for Standardizing Clinical RPT Practice
John Sunderland, PhD., MBA, University of Iowa, United States
9:30
QA in Molecular Radiotherapy dosimetry?
Manuel Bardies, Ph.D., INSERM, France
9:45
Emerging Technologies: Theranostics and AI/Automation
Lidia Strigari, Ph.D., M.Sc, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
10:00
Panel Discussion: Theranostics
Moderators: John Sunderland, PhD., MBA, Manuel Bardies, Ph.D., Lidia Strigari, Ph.D., M.Sc
10:30
BREAK
11:00
From Data to Decisions: Cloud AI for Smarter RT Quality Assurance and Automation
Todd McNutt, Ph.D., DABR, Johns Hopkins, United States
11:30
Leveraging Personalized DVH Predictions for Better Plans and Increased Quality
Christian Velten, Ph.D., DABR, DABMP Montefiore Medical Center, United States
12:00
LUNCH
13:00
Automated Generation of High-Quality Prostate SBRT Plans Using Pre-Plan Feasibility Physics-Based DVH Driven Optimization
Garrett Baltz, M.S., DABR, Scripps Cancer Center, United States
13:30
AI-Driven Troubleshooting for TrueBeam Systems: Enhancing Clinical Efficiency and Safety with a GPT-4o Chatbot
Cory Knill, Ph.D., DABR, University of Michigan, United States
14:00
What Impacts Automation Bias in Auto Contouring
Paul Doolan, Ph.D., German Oncology Center, Cyprus
14:30
General versus Site Specific Quantile Random Forest Models for Virtual Patient-Specific Quality Assurance of VMAT Plans
Naila Rahman, Ph.D., Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Canada
15:00
Panel Discussion: AI & Automation
Moderators: Todd McNutt, Ph.D., DABR, Christian Velten, Ph.D., DABR, Garrett Baltz, M.S., DABR, Cory Knill, Ph.D., DABR, Paul Doolan, Ph.D., Naila Rahman, Ph.D.
15:45
Closing Remarks