SUN DAYS
April 11-13, 2024 // Melbourne, Florida
SUN DAYS is an in-depth educational event hosted in our Melbourne, Florida, Training Center.
You'll spend three days learning best practices for Quality Assurance from our staff Medical Physicists, all while earning credits. We are preparing an interactive learning environment and invite you to join us on-site.
Preview the schedule below and click the link to register. Space is limited; please register by March 10, 2024.
This meeting has been approved by CAMPEP for 14.25 MPCEC hours.
April 11 Agenda
Times shown are U.S. Eastern Time.
| 9:00 | Introduction to Sun Nuclear Luis Rivera |
| 9:30 | Sun Nuclear Solutions Overview Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
| 9:45 | Automating Patient & Machine QA Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Clinical Implementation of Integrated & Automated Platform for RT QA Mark W. Geurts M.Sc., Aspirus Health |
| 11:30 | Practice on Machine QA — Equipment & Software for Daily, Monthly & Annual QA Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Linac Beam Modeling Errors, Small Field Considerations & Commissioning Overview Maziar Adloo, M.Sc. |
| 2:00 | In-Vivo QA Adoption in the U.S.
Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Practice on Pre-Treatment QA — Equipment & Software
Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
| 4:00 | Why is Independent QA Important? Patient-Specific IMRT QA Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
| 4:45 | How to Implement Your Network QA Platform Nathan Pell |
| 5:15 | Close of Educational Sessions |
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April 12 Agenda
Times shown are U.S. Eastern Time.
| 9:00 | Improving Dosimetry Data Collection for SRS / SBRT Commissioning Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
| 10:00 | Practice on Linac Commissioning — Equipment & Software Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
| 11:15 | Break |
| 11:30 | Overview of the History, Theory, Design & Manufacturing of Radiation Measurement Equipment Jeff Kapatoes, Ph.D. |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | CyberKnife-Specific Advanced QA Tool Discussion, Including Motion QA for Tumor Tracking Systems Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
| 1:45 | Stereotactic Commissioning & QA Overview per MPPG 9a and TG101 Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
| 2:45 | Practice on Linac Stereotactic QA Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
| 3:45 | Diagnostic Imaging & RT Phantoms Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
| 4:15 | Close of Educational Sessions |
Experience hands-on, interactive continuing education.
April 13 Agenda
| 9:00 | Advanced Hands-On Session for Commissioning and Annual QA Jason Tracy, M.S., DABR, RT(T) |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | R&D Process and Clinical Implementation Assistance Merrill Mann, M.S., DABR |
| 12:30 | End of SUN DAYS |