80056746 - Second Annual Proton Therapy Course: A Virtual Learning Experience - EM

Monday, November 8, 2021, 12:00 AM - Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 5:00 PM EST


Proton therapy is the most technologically advanced method to delivery radiation treatments to cancerous tumors available today. The unique characteristics of how protons interact within the human body allow it to deliver curative radiation doses while reducing doses to healthy tissues and organs resulting in potentially fewer complications and side effects than standard radiation therapy. Understanding how proton therapy works provides patients and physicians with insight into the clinical advantages of this treatment modality and the appropriate indications. In this course, practitioners from all specialties and backgrounds are invited to learn about the fundamentals of proton therapy, available clinical evidence, and promising indications to the benefit of their clinical practice. Understanding the appropriate utilization of this precise technology will allow for implementation of the highest quality care.

1. Distinguish the basic physics of photon and proton therapy.
2. Describe the rationale and theoretical advantages for proton therapy.
3. Identify the currently available, evidence-based guidelines for proton therapy in various adult and pediatric disease sites.
4. Explore the evolving and future indications for scanning beam proton therapy.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.