University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Agenda: Day 2

Saturday, August 22

7:15 a.m.
Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits

7:45 a.m.
Welcome 
Sumin Zhou, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, UNMC

8:00 a.m.
Keynote: Rad Onc-GPT: A Platform for Translational Innovation
Wei Liu, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, FAIMBE
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

8:45 a.m.
Q&A

Session 5: Digital Twin

Moderator: Ruirui Liu, PhD

9:00 a.m.        
A Digital Twin Solution to Dynamically Adapt Radiation Dose and Dose Fractionation in Head and Neck Cancer
Heiko Enderling, MD, PhD, FSMB
Professor, Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 

9:25 a.m.
TBD
Paul Macklin, PhD
Professor, Department of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN  

9:50 a.m.
TBD
Yin Gao, PhD
Therapeutic Medical Physics Resident, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 

10:15 a.m.     
Q&A 

10:25 a.m.
Break / Exhibits

Session 6: Upright Radiotherapy

Moderator: Kyle Gallagher, PhD, DABR

10:35 a.m.     
Upright Radiotherapy: How Does Posture Change Anatomy?
Ye Zhang, PhD
Scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Zurich, Switzerland 

11:00 a.m.     
Initial Six-Month Experience Transitioning from Commissioning to Clinic with the World’s First Ultra-Compact Upright Proton Therapy System
Serdar Charyyev, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA 

11:25 a.m.     
TBD
Xuanfeng (Leo) Ding, PhD, DABR
Physicist, Corewell Health, Royal Oak, MI 

11:50 a.m.
Q&A 

12:00 p.m.
Lunch / Exhibits

Session 7: Adaptive Radiotherapy

Moderator: Shuo Wang, PhD

12:45 p.m.     
Adaptive Proton Therapy
Tianyu Zhao, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

1:10 p.m.       
What Can We Do Just in Time for Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy
Chengyu Shi, PhD, DABR, FAAPM
Professor, City of Hope, Irvine, CA 

1:35 p.m.       
Adaptive Radiotherapy Using MR-Linac
Ashok Bhandari, MD, DABR
Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

2:00 p.m.       
From Plan to Table
Ellie Brouillette, MHPTT, RT(R)(T) (ARRT)
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical, Diagnostic, & Therapeutic Sciences, College of Allied Health Professions, UNMC 

Charlene Rhodd, MS, CMD, RT(R)(T)(CT)
Medical Dosimetrist, Department of Radiation Oncology, UNMC

2:25 p.m.              
Q&A

2:35 p.m.       
Break / Exhibits

Session 8: Cutaneous Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers

Moderator: Weining (Ken) Zhen, MD, FACR, FASTRO

2:45 p.m.       
Risk Stratification, Diagnosis, and Surgical Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers in the Multidisciplinary Era
Vanessa Voss, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, UNMC 

3:10 p.m.
The Role of Radiation Therapy Across the Spectrum of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
Weining (Ken) Zhen, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, UNMC

3:35 p.m.      
Systemic Therapy Advances in Advanced and High-Risk Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Immunotherapy and Targeted Agents
Bhavina Sharma, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC 

4:00 p.m.              
Q&A

4:10 p.m.
Closing
Chi Lin, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Radiation Oncology, UNMC

4:20 p.m.       
Adjourn