Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group PTCOG 45-2006
October 7-11, 2006

Saturday & Sunday, October 7-8, 2006
Due to a change in location, registration for this program is open again.
Houston Marriott Medical Center
6580 Fannin St
Hosuton, Texas

Monday-Wednesday, October 9-11,2006
Houston Marriott Medical Center
6580 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas

General Information

• Call for Abstracts & Oral Presentations Deadline extended to September 1, 2006
• PTCOG Travel Fellowships Program
• Conference Agenda
• Committee and Speaker Information
• Registration Information
• Hotel & Transportation Information
• Houston Visitor Information

Goal
This conference will introduce the M. D. Anderson Proton Therapy Center to the scientific community involved with particle therapy. The latest advances in physics, technology and patient care with heavy particles will be discussed. A range of educational opportunities about particle therapy will be provided by fostering collaborations among participants.

Educational Objectives
After attending the conference, participants should be able to

• identify new opportunities to study proton therapy in the clinical setting;
• compare and contrast scattering beam vs. pencil beam planning for specific disease sites;
• describe new particle facilities around the world;
• promote collaborations to learn more about particle therapy.

Target Audience
The program is directed toward medfcal physicists, health physicists, radiation oncologists, oncologists in other disciplines, engineers, medical dosimetrists, radiation therapists, commercial partners, and administrators.

Educational Medthods

• Lectures
• Question and Answer Sessions
• WorkshopsExhibit Program

Evaluation
A course evaluation form will provide participants with the opportunity to review each session and speaker, to identify future educational needs, and to comment on any preceived commercial bias in the presentations.

Accreditation/Credit Desination
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 30.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in t he activity.

Medical Dosimetrist
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has applied for credits for Medical Dosimetrists. Credit approval is pending.

Radiologic Technology Credits
Category A continuing education credits by the American Society for Radiologic Technologists will be applied for.

Medical Physics
This educational activity has applied for approval to grant Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) by the Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Physics Programs (CAMPEP).