Radiobiology Course Schedule
2021 Clinical and Experimental Radiobiology Course Schedule
Course dates: April 26-30, 2021
Course location: Online (Details will be sent directly to course participants)
Final exam date: May 14, 2020, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Final exam location: Online (Details will be sent directly to course participants)
Monday, April 26, 2021
| Time | TYPe | Lecture | Faculty Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Introduction to course | 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 - 2:30 PM | T1 | Tutorial (L2, L3) | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Dr. Bradly Wouters |
| 2:30 - 3:15 PM | L4 | Cell survival - in vitro and in vivo | Dr. Albert van der Kogel |
| 3:15 - 4:00 PM | L5 | Quantifying cell kill and cell survival | Dr. Michael Joiner |
| 15 min | Break | ||
| 4:15 - 4:45 PM | T2 | Tutorial (L4, L5) | Dr. Albert van der Kogel, Dr. Michael Joiner |
| 4:45 - 5:30 PM | L6 | Pathogenesis of normal tissue side effects | Dr. Shun Wong |
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM | T3 | Tutorial (L6) | Dr. Shun Wong, Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
| Time | Type | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 -10:45 AM | L7 | Radiation induced damage and the DNA damage response | Dr. Bradly Wouters |
| 10:45 - 11:30 AM | L8 | LET and RBE | Dr. Richard Hill |
| 15 min | Break | ||
| 11:45 - 12:30 PM | L9 | Particles in radiotherapy | Dr. Michael Joiner |
| 12:30 - 1:15 PM | T4 | Tutorial (L7 - L9) | Dr. Bradly Wouters, Dr. Richard Hill, Dr. Michael Joiner |
| 1 hour | Lunch | ||
| 2:15 - 3:00 PM | L10 | The linear-quadratic approach to fractionation | Dr. Michael Joiner |
| 3:00 - 3:45 PM | L11 | Modified fractionation schedules (and limits) | Dr. Scott Bratman |
| 15 mins | Break | ||
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM | T5 | Tutorial (L10, L11) | Dr. Michael Joiner, Dr. Scott Bratman |
| 4:30 - 6:00 PM | W | The LQ-model workshop | Dr. Michael Joiner, Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
| TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:45 AM | L12 | Dose rate effect - intro to RB concepts | Dr. Albert van der Kogel |
| 10:45 - 11:30 AM | L13 | Clinical radiobiology of brachytherapy | Dr. Gerard Morton |
| 15 mins | Break | ||
| 11:45 - 12:15 PM | T6 | Tutorial (L12, L13) | Dr. Albert van der Kogel, Dr. Gerard Morton |
| 12:15 - 1:00 PM | L14 | Dose response relationships in radiotherapy - TCP, NTCP, therapeutic ratio | Dr. Michael Joiner |
| 1 hour | Lunch | ||
| 2:00 - 2:45 PM | L15 | The volume effect in radiotherapy | Dr. Albert van der Kogel |
| 2:45 - 3:15 PM | T7 | Tutorial (L14, L15) | Dr. Michael Joiner, Dr. Albert van der Kogel |
| 15 mins | Break | ||
| 3:30 - 4:15 PM | L16 | Stromal effects | Dr. Stan Liu |
| 4:15 - 5:00 PM | L17 | Tumor growth, stem cells, and response to irradiation | Dr. Stan Liu |
| 5:00 - 5:30 PM | T8 | Tutorial (L16, L17) | Dr. Stan Liu |
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM | Q1 | General question period | Dr. Michael Joiner, Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
Thursday, April 29, 2021
| TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 -10:45 AM | L18 | Radiation-induced malignancies | Dr. David Hodgson |
| 10:45 - 11:30 AM | L19 | Stereotactic and high dose radiotherapy | Dr. David Shultz |
| 15 mins | Break | ||
| 11:45 - 12:15 PM | T10 | Tutorial (L18, L19) | Dr. David Hodgson, Dr. David Shultz |
| 12:15 - 1:00 PM | L20 | Retreatment tolerance of normal tissues | Dr. Sylvia Ng |
| 1 hour | Lunch | ||
| 2:00 - 2:15 PM | T11 | Tutorial (L20) | Dr. Sylvia Ng |
| 2:15 - 3:00 PM | L21 | Oxygen effect and tumor microenvironment | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
| 3:00 - 3:45 PM | L22 | Clinical approaches to target hypoxia | Dr. Kathy Han |
| 15 mins | Break | ||
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM | T12 | Tutorial (L21, L22) | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Dr. Kathy Han |
| 4:30 - 5:15 PM | L23 | Predictive biomarkers and patient individualization | Dr. Scott Bratman |
| 5:15 - 5:30 PM | T13 | Tutorial (L23) | Dr. Scott Bratman |
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM | Q2 | General question period | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Dr. Michael Joiner |
Friday, April 30, 2021
| TIME | TYPE | LECTURE | FACULTY SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:45 AM | L24 | Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy | Dr. Andrew Hope |
| 10:45 - 11:30 AM | L25 | Biological response modifiers in tumors – concepts | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
| 15 min | Break | ||
| 11:45 - 12:30 PM | L26 | Biological response modifiers in tumors – clinical implementation | Dr. Alejandro Berlin |
| 12:30 - 1:15 PM | T14/Q3 | Tutorial and Question period (L24-26) | Dr. Andrew Hope, Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Dr. Alejandro Berlin |
| 1:15 - 2:00 PM | Concluding remarks | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky |
May 11, 2021 (OPTIONAL)
| TIME | Type | FACULTY SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Optional Course Question Period | Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Dr. Albert van der Kogel, Dr. Gerard Morton |
May 14, 2021
The exam is only mandatory for students who require course credit. If you are taking this course for other reasons, the exam is optional.
| TIME | TYPE | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 12:00 PM | EXAM | Online (Details will be sent directly to course participants) |