SUN DAYS
September 22-23, 2022 // Melbourne, Florida
SUN DAYS is an in-depth educational event hosted in our Melbourne, Florida, Training Center.
You'll spend two days learning best practices for Quality Assurance from our staff Medical Physicists, all while earning credits. We are preparing a safe, socially-distanced learning environment and invite you to join us on-site.
Preview the schedule below and click the link to register. Space is limited to ensure social distancing; please register by September 8, 2022.
This meeting is approved by CAMPEP for 11.25 MPCEC hours.
September 22 Agenda
Times shown are U.S. Eastern Time.
9:30 | Introduction to Sun Nuclear Luis Rivera |
9:45 | Sun Nuclear Solutions Overview Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
10:00 | Linac Beam Modeling Errors, Small Field Considerations & Commissioning Overview Following TG-106 and MPPG5 Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
11:00 | Break |
11:15 | Practice on Linac Commissioning - Equipment and Software Jennifer Hamilton, M.E., DABR |
12:45 | Lunch |
1:30 | Overview of the History, Theory, Design & Manufacturing of Radiation Measurement Equipment Bill Simon, M.S., Chief Science Officer |
2:45 | Diagnostic Imaging & RT Phantoms
Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
3:15 | Break |
3:30 | Stereotactic Commissioning & QA Overview
Jennifer Hamilton, M.E., DABR |
4:30 | Stereotactic QA Demonstration Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
5:30 | Close of Educational Sessions |
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September 23 Agenda
Times shown are U.S. Eastern Time.
9:00 | Why is Independent QA Important? Patient Specific IMRT QA Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
9:45 | Automating Patient & Machine QA Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
10:00 | Break |
10:15 | Clinical Implementation of Integrated & Automated Platform for RT QA Jessica Salazar, Ph.D., DABR, Orlando Health Cancer Institute |
11:15 | Practice on Pre-Treatment QA — Equipment & Software Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
12:15 | Lunch |
1:00 | In-Vivo QA Adoption in the U.S. Jennifer Hamilton, M.E., DABR |
2:00 | Practice on Machine QA Software — Console & In Linac Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
3:00 | QA Hands-on |
3:30 | End of SUN DAYS |