Monte Carlo Simulation in Medicine with TOPAS Registered participants should check their email for meeting details. A Zoom invitation was sent out on 6/28 and again today from Bruce.Faddegon@ucsf.edu We have reached capacity for this event. Registration is now closed. June 29 - July 1, 2020, 12 - 5:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time Online via Zoom Cost: Free Contact: Bruce.Faddegon@ucsf.edu Format/Educational methods: A 15 hour on line course divided evenly over three days (5 hours a day with a 15-minute break) with lectures and practical examples. The students will use the TOPAS system hands-on to simulate the examples shown by the instructors and observe the effect of changing parameters used in the different simulations. Participants must have a computer capable of running TOPAS.
Target audience: Medical physicists with basic knowledge of Monte Carlo simulations. The course is designed for new as well as experienced TOPAS users. Requirement: Participants are required to complete the 2-hour on-line TOPAS introductory course and have TOPAS installed on their computer prior to the course. Sign-up for the introductory course is available at topasmc.org/registration. Installation instructions are given as part of the course.
Course objectives: To provide the background necessary for participants to reliably use the TOPAS Tool for Particle Simulation for Monte Carlo simulation in medicine. Participants will learn the fundamentals of the Monte Carlo method and its application in medicine. They will then learn through lectures and examples how TOPAS provides a simple, effective means to access the Geant4 Monte Carlo toolkit. Participants will leave the course with practical knowledge on how to use TOPAS for their own application. Registration period: April 20, 2020, closing June 20, 2020 (or when reach 50 participants, first come first served). The course might be cancelled if fewer than 20 participants register. Registration method: Register online at topasmc.org. Activity location: The course will be given online. The institutions of the instructors are listed below. Zoom: Zoom login information and password will be distributed to registered participants prior to the course. CAMPEP application statement: This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 15 MPCEC hours. The online system to be used will allow tracking of attendance. Sources of support: This course is supported under NIH grant U24CA215123. Instructors (in alphabetical order):
TOPAS Course Outline
Time given is Eastern Daylight Time Each lecture includes a 15-minute Question and Answer session
Day 1 (Monday, June 29 2020) Introduction to Monte Carlo simulation and TOPAS 12:15 pm Lecture 1 - Review of fundamentals of the Monte Carlo method (Jose) 1:15 pm Lecture 2 - Monte Carlo in medicine (Bruce) 2:15 pm Lecture 3 - Monte Carlo in proton therapy (Harald) 3:00 pm Break 3:15 pm Lecture 4 - Geant4 and TOPAS (Jan) 4:00 pm Lecture 5 - TOPAS basics (Joseph) 5:15 pm Adjourn
Day 2 (Tuesday, June 30 2020) Hands-on experience with TOPAS 12:45 pm Example 2 - Linac treatment head simulation (Bruce) 2:15 pm Hands on examples 1-3 3:00 pm Break 3:15 pm Example 4 - Extensions (Jose) 5:15 pm Adjourn
Day 3 (Wednesday, July 1 2020) Hands-on advanced examples 1:30 pm Example 8 - Scanning beam simulations with DICOM-interface (Jungwook) 2:15 pm Hands on examples 6-8 3:00 pm Break 4:00 pm Hands on example 9 5:15 pm Adjourn |