Advances in Radiotherapy and Medical Physics: Where Are We Headed?

Name: Advances in Radiotherapy and Medical Physics: Where Are We Headed?
Start: 2025-10-27T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-27T18:15:00+01:00
Location: Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Monday 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 → 18:15 Europe/Warsaw

Aula (Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences)

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków

Description

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) and the Polish Society of Medical Physics (PTFM) are pleased to invite you to a half-day seminar exploring the latest developments and future directions in radiotherapy and medical physics. This seminar is a unique opportunity to engage in discussions to the new developments of radiation therapy, including proton therapy and medical physics, gain insights into current challenges, and explore what's next in the field.

Who Should Attend: Medical physicists, radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, researchers, students, and anyone interested in the future of radiotherapy and medical physics.

The seminar is kindly sponsored by ELEKTA, Poland, VISION RT, Poland and supported by the EC Project PIANOFORTE: Partnership for European Research in Radiation Protection and Detection of Ionising Radiation : Grant Agreement number 101061037.

Registration

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- 12:00 → 13:00
  
  Lunch 1h IFJ PAN caffeteria (level -1)
  
  IFJ PAN caffeteria (level -1)
- 13:00 → 13:05
  
  Opening of the symposium 5m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Tadeusz Lesiak, Director General of IFJ PAN (IFJ PAN Kraków)
- 13:05 → 13:30
  
  Rotational Photon IMRT to Arc Proton IMPT 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Thomas Rock Mackie, University of Wisconsin–Madison, ICRU Vice Chairman
- 13:30 → 13:55
  
  Proton therapy and research at Cyclotron Centre Bronowice (CCB) 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Renata Kopeć, IFJ PAN, Head of CCB
- 13:55 → 14:20
  
  Radiotherapy of head and neck cancer 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Brian O’Sullivan, University of Toronto, ICRU commissioner
- 14:20 → 14:45
  
  Treatment plan quality assessment 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Tomasz Piotrowski, WCO Poznań, chairman of the Polish Society of Medical Physics
- 14:45 → 15:15
  
  Coffee break 30m IFJ PAN caffeteria, level -1
  
  IFJ PAN caffeteria, level -1
- 15:15 → 15:40
  
  Disseminated tumor cells and micrometastases – the next frontier in radiopharmaceutical therapy 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Roger Howell, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, ICRU Board member
- 15:40 → 16:05
  
  Innovations – small but significant steps in improving radiotherapy 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Paweł Kukołowicz, NIO, Warsaw, National Consultant of Medical Physics in Poland
- 16:05 → 16:30
  
  Democratizing radiotherapy 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Magdalena Bazalova, University of Victoria, Canada, ICRU commissioner
- 16:30 → 16:55
  
  New ICRU report on Prescribing, Reporting and Recording Proton Therapy 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Hakan Nystrom, chairman of ICRU Report Committee RC37 on proton therapy
- 16:55 → 17:20
  
  Modern techniques in radiation therapy 25m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
  Speaker: Tomasz Iwanicki, ELEKTA, Poland
- 17:20 → 17:30
  
  Discussion 10m Aula
  
  Aula
  
  Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  
  Walerego Eljasza-Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków
  
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Advances in Radiotherapy and Medical Physics: Where Are We Headed?

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

IFJ PAN caffeteria (level -1)

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

IFJ PAN caffeteria, level -1

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Aula

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences