International Conference on Radiation Medicine (ICRM2012)
Clinical Applications and Innovative Approaches
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
27 February to 01 March 2012
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM DAY 1
Day 1 (Monday, 27 February 2012)
TIME
 7:00 AM		 On-Site Registration
Venue: Prince Salman Auditorium and Research Centre Lobby
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
Venue: Prince Salman Auditorium Foyer, RC 1st Floor, Post Graduate Center, RC 304
8:30–9:30 AM Session 1: Continuing Education Courses (Part I)             
Course No CEC1 CEC2 CEC3 CEC4 CEC5 CEC6 CEC7
Course Title Introduction to Radiation Medicine Advanced Radiotherapy Clinical Applications IAEA Brachytherapy Radiography Advanced Nuclear Medicine Techniques Radiobiology & Radiation Protection Writing & Publishing
Venue PGC CR3 Prince Salman Auditorium RC 304 PGC CR8 PGC Auditorium PGC CR1 PGC CR7
Coordinator Yasser Khafaga Adnan Al-Hebshi Belal Moftah M. Gary Sayed Mahmoud Tuli   Ghazi Alsbeih Peter Hall
Chairperson Abdul-Rahman Alhadab Majid Al-Othman Camelia Constantinescu Naheed Gamali Ahmad Al-Muhaideb Musaed AlMalki Fouad Al-Dayel
8 :00 AM   L8: Dose Calculations- TG 43
(Shada Wadi-Ramahi)		  
CEC Lecture 1
8 :30-8:50 AM		 Radiation in Medicine: Introduction
(Mohammad Al-Shabanah)		 IORT:  Rationale and Historical Perspective            
(Leonard Gunderson)		 An Overview of Radiologic Technology Professions
( M. Gary Sayed)		 Clinical Applications of SPECT/CT
( Mahmoud Tuli)		 Introduction to Biology 
(Ghazi Alsbeih)		 The changing world of scientific publishing
( Peter Hall)
CEC Lecture 2
8:50-9:10 AM		 Radiation oncology Process
(Yasser Khafaga)		 A Novel IGRT device for SBRT: the UZ Brussel experience
(Tom Depuydt)		 L9: Treatment Planning
(Wassim Jalbout)		 I am a recently graduated radiographer or a technologist - what comes next?
( Elwin Tilson)		 Advances in Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging
( Ahmad Fathala)		 Biological effects of ionizing radiation
(Ghazi Alsbeih)		 How to get your work published: an overview
( Peter Hall)
CEC Lecture 3
9:10-9:30 AM		 Nuclear Cardiology
(Hani Alsergani)		 MRI: Simulation for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
(Slobodan Devic)		 Radiography education and professional societies in Saudi Arabia
(Essam Mattar)		 Quantification in PET/CT imaging: barriers and solutions
( Osama Mawlawi)		 Biological effects of  non-ionizing radiation
( Abdelilah Aboussekhra)		 Choosing the right Journal
( Peter Hall)
 
9:30–10:00 AM Coffee Break
 
10:00-10:30 AM Session 2: ICRM2012 Opening Ceremony
Venue: Prince Salman Auditorium
Broadcast to PGC Auditorium and Research Centre 1st Floor Lobby
 
Recitation of the Holy Quran:
                      
Opening Remarks:

Speaker’s Keynote Address:   


Co-Organizer's Welcome Addresses:      





Patronage Welcome Address: 		 Dr. Mohammad Al Samman,Senior Scientist, Research Centre  
                      
Dr. Belal Moftah, Chairman, ICRM Organizing Committee      

"Interlinkage of Radiation Medicine Professional Groups in Successfully Combating Cancer"
Prof. Fridtjof Nusslin, President, International Organization for Medical Physics
 
Dr. Maria del Rosario Perez, Responsible Officer for the Global Initiative on Radiation Safety in Health Care Settings, World Health Organization (WHO)
                                                                                     
H.E. Dr. Daud Mohamad, Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Kanhal, President, Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)

H.E. Dr. Qasim Al Qasabi, Chief Executive Officer, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC)
 
   10:45AM-12:00 NN Session 3: Plenary State-of-the-Art Lectures A
Venue: Prince Salman Auditorium
Chairpersons: Ali S. Al-Zahrani and Mohammad Al-Shabannah
10:45-11:10 AM SoA Lecture 1
Title: “IAEA Support to Medical Radiation Physics”
Lecturer: Ahmed Meghzifene
11:10-11:35 AM SoA Lecture 2
Title:  “Imaging and Radiation Therapy:  Impact on the Process Phases”
Lecturer: Roberto Orecchia
11:35 AM-
12:00 PM		 SoA Lecture 3                                           
Title:  “Overview of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy”
Lecturer: Hirohiko Tsujii
 
12:00-1:30 PM Lunch Break (Al-Maather Cave Park) and Prayer Poster Viewing Session Opens at Post Graduate Center (PGC)
 
  Session 4: Parallel Sessions I
1:40-3:30 PM Session 4 A: Radiation Oncology
Chairpersons:Essam Senan and Jihad Alsadah		 Session 4 B: Diagnostic Imaging
Chairperson: Hammad Alsuhaibani and Kostas Chantziantoniou		 Session 4 C: Radiobiology, Radiation Protection & Other Topics
Chairperson: Anan Al-Karmi and Mohammad Alsubael
Venue Prince Salman Auditorium Post Graduate Centre Auditorium Post Graduate Centre (Class Room 1)
1:40-2:05 PM RO Lecture 1
Title: “New Technologies in Modern Radiation Therapy: Advanced Techniques”
Lecturer: M. Saiful Huq 		DI Lecture 1
Title:  “Review of recent CT perfusion accidents in the US: dosimetry, risk analysis, and lessons learned”
Lecturer: Terry Yoshizumi		 RRPO Lecture 1
Title:  “Measurement of Internal Radiation Contamination”
Lecturer: Toshikazu Suzuki
2:05-2:30 PM RO Lecture 2
Title:  “The Role of Chemo-radiation for Colorectal and Anal Cancer”
Lecturer: Leonard Gunderson 		DI Lecture 2
Title: “Role of I-124 PET/CT”
Lecturer: Hani Abdel Nabi 		RRPO Lecture 2
Title:  “Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in a Hypo-fraction Regimen for StageⅠNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
Lecturer: NoayoshiYamamoto
2:30-2:55 PM RO Lecture 3
Title: “Advances in Malignant Glioma Care Based on International Research”
Lecturer: Walter Curran
 DI Lecture 3
Title: “PET/CT QA/QC and Acceptance Testing”
Lecturer: Osama Mawlawi 		RRPO Lecture 3
Title: “Radiobiological characterization of clinical high-LET radiation beams”
Lecturer: John Gueulette
2:55-3:20 PM RO Lecture 4
Title: “Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Bone & Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Head & Neck (Skull Base)”
Lecturer: Tadashi Kamada
DI Lecture 4
Title: “Current Trends in CT Applications:  2D & 3D Imaging”
Lecturer: Elwin Tilson 		RRPO Lecture 4
Title:  “Accidents in Radiation Therapy - First Do No Harm”
Lecturer: M. Saiful Huq
3:20-3:30 PM Discussion Discussion Discussion
 
3:30-4:00 PM Asr Prayer and Coffee Break
 
4:00-5:30 PM Session 5: Panel Discussions
  Session 5 A:
Innovative Approaches in Radiation Therapy
Moderators: Belal Moftah and Mushabab Assiri 		Session 5 B:
 Innovative Approaches in Diagnostic Imaging, Radiobiology & Radiation Safety
Moderators: Abdulaziz Al-Sugair and M. Gary Sayed
Venue Prince Salman Auditorium Post Graduate Centre Auditorium
  RT PD1
Title: “IMRT with Ion Beams”
Presenter: Hirohiko Tsujii 		DIRS PD1
Title:  “Current Approaches in Neuro Radiology”
Presenter: Ibrahim Alorainy
RT PD2
Title: “Intraoperative Irradiation Techniques/Dose: Electron Beam (IOERT) and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR-IORT)”
Presenter: Leonard Gunderson 		DIRS PD2
Title: “CT Doses and Impacts on Population Health”
Presenter: Elwin Tilson
RT PD3
Title: “The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Tumors ”
Presenter: Roberto Orecchia 		DIRS PD3
Title:  “Innovative Approaches in Nuclear Medicine”
Presenter: Hani Abdel Nabi
RT PD4
Title: “Chemo/Radiation in Cancer Management”
Presenter: Walter Curran		 DIRS PD4
Title: “Advances PET Imaging”
Presenter: Osama Mawlawi
RT PD5
Title: “Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): Physical Aspects and Associated Challenges”
Presenter: M. Saiful Huq 		DIRS PD5
Title:  “Radiobiology”
Presenter: John Guelette
RT PD6
Title: “Novel technologies in imaging and particle beam radiotherapy using high intense short pulsed laser technology”
Presenter: Fridtjof Nusslin		 DIRS PD6
Title:  “Patient Dose Measurement”
Presenter: Terry Yoshizumi 
RT PD7
Title: “Novel IGRT devices”
Presenter: Tom Depuydt		 DIRS PD7
Title:  “Radiation Protection in Health Care – Challenges and Opportunities”
Presenter: Maria del Rosario Perez 
Discussions
Presenters: All Panelists 		Discussions
Presenters: All Panelists
 
7:30 PM Bus Pick-up for Gala Dinner (In front of North Tower Entrance)
8:00-10:00 PM Gala Dinner and Evening Presentation
Sponsored by Al-Faisaliah Medical Systems
Venue: Carlton Ritz
Presented by: TBA