COMP Reirradiation Pre-Conference Workshop
June 4, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
About the workshop
Join us for the COMP Reirradiation Workshop on June 4, 2025, at RBC Place in London, ON. Driven by the rising demand for reirradiation due to advancements in cancer therapies and longer patient survival, this event will bring together clinical physicists, academics, and industry professionals to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.
We will explore the latest research and clinical approaches to reirradiation, as well as emerging commercial tools and innovative in-house solutions for image registration, dose accumulation, plan optimization, and evaluation. Discussions will also cover radiobiology, tissue recovery, data sharing, multi-institutional trials, and patient registries. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to engage with experts, tackle key challenges, and explore ways to advance reirradiation practices both in Canada and internationally.
Target Audience
Medical physicists and other healthcare professionals interested in current applications and future developments in the field of reirradiation. It is also ideal for anyone working on or interested in the latest advancements in reirradiation techniques and solutions, including those focused on image registration, dose accumulation, plan optimization, and clinical outcomes.
Goals and learning objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify best practices in re-irradiation from across Canada.
- Understand current software solutions available for re-irradiation, as well as anticipated future developments.
- Generate ideas and strategies for enhancing clinical workflows and dose accumulation methods in their own practice.
Continuing Education Credits
The organizer will apply to CAMPEP for the approval of this activity for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit hours (number of credit hours to be determined).
Program
| Topic | Speaker |
| Setting the stage: Welcome note | Marija Popovic |
| Clinical Decision Making in Reirradiation: Navigating Risks, Benefits, and Patient-Centered Care | Joanna Laba |
| What we learned in the pre-meeting survey | Nicholas Chng & Alanah Bergman |
| Dose accumulation: process, options and challenges | Ane Appelt |
| Standardizing Workflows and Dosimetric Evaluation | Chuck Mayo |
| Demonstrations of clinical tools for reirradiation by commercial partners of the event | |
| The Canadian landscape in rapid fire: one case, three approaches | Michael Oliver |
| Shaping the road ahead - Roundtable discussions | Shima Tari |
| Setting up a ReRT clinical trial: RePAIR trial experience | Donna Murrell |
| Building the future of reirradiation data | Chuck Mayo |
| CADRA: Focusing on standardized data across Canada | Annie Hsu |
| Wrap up | Marija Popovic |
Note: Lunch and coffee breaks will be an opportunity for Q&A on reirradiation methods and applications with all commercial partners, official sponsors of this event.
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for supporting our pre-conference Reirradiation Workshop.
Registration
Register for the workshop as an optional add-on purchase during your COMP ASM registration. The registration fees are as follows:
| Rate | |
| Early Bird Registration (Until May 2, 2025) | $100 |
| Regular Registration | $110 |
Organizing Committee
- Donna Murrell | London Health Sciences Center - London, ON
- Marija Popovic | The Ottawa Hospital - Ottawa, ON
- Alanah Bergman | BC Cancer - Vancouver, BC
- Nicholas Chng | BC Cancer - Prince George, BC
- Michael Oliver | Northeast Cancer Centre - Sudbury, ON
- Shima Tari | Arthur J.E Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre - Calgary, AB