ISOP 2023

February 06 to February 07, 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada
General information

The International Symposium on Proton Therapy (ISOP 2023) took place on February 6-7, 2023 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada, and covered topics such as; the state of particle therapy, clinical challenges and opportunities, economics of particle therapy, and more. 

The event was chaired by Dr. Steven Frank from MD Anderson Cancer Center.

If you missed it, watch the recordings following the links in the program below.

Program
08:00

Breakfast

08:30 - 08:50

Introduction

08:50 - 10:40

Part 1: Current State of Particle therapy

moderated by:

Minesh
Mehta
Deputy Director & Chief of Radiation Oncology
Miami Cancer Institute​
08:50

Proton Therapy Statistics

Aurélien
Jongen
Professional Education Manager
IBA
09:00

Strategic Healthcare Initiatives to Further Advance Proton Therapy Access

Steven
Frank
Radiation Oncologist
MD Anderson
09:20

Proton Therapy Availability in the United States

Jason
Efstathiou
Radiation Oncologist
Mass. General Hospital)
09:40

Insurance and Reimbursement

Raj
Singla
Consultant
Singla Consulting
09:55

Protecting Patient Access

Jennifer
Maggiore
Executive Director
National Association for Proton Therapy
10:10

Q&A Discussion

10:40

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Part 2: Key Clinical Indications & Payor Mix

moderated by:

James
Metz
Chair of Penn Medicine Roberts Proton Therapy Center
University of Pennsylvania
11:00

Prostate Cancer

Jason
Efstathiou
Radiation Oncologist
Mass. General Hospital
11:15

Pediatrics & AYA

Andrew
Chang
Radiation Oncologist
CA Protons
11:30

CNS & Leptomeningeal Disease

Minesh
Mehta
Deputy Director & Chief of Radiation Oncology
Miami Cancer Institute​
11:45

Head & Neck Cancer

Steven
Frank
Radiation Oncologist
MD Anderson
12:00

Reirradiation

Jing
Zeng
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Radiation Oncology
University of Washington
12:15

Q&A Discussion

12:20

Lunch Symposium Sponsored by RaySearch

13:30 - 14:45

Panel 1: How to De-Risk and Make Your Proton Project Successful

Matt
Palmer
President and Chief Operating Officer
Legion Healthcare Partner, LLC.
David
Raubach
Chief Development Officer
Oklahoma Proton Center
Steve
Hicks
CEO
Provident Resources Group Inc.
Jay
Shiland
Partner
MTS Health Partners
Thomas
Pevenage
Global Treasury & Financing Director
IBA
14:45 - 16:00

Panel 2: How to Build and Operate a PT Facility

James
Metz
Chair of Penn Medicine Roberts Proton Therapy Center
University of Pennsylvania
Matt
Palmer
President and Chief Operating Officer
Legion Healthcare Partner, LLC.
Frederic
Genin
President Proton Therapy IBA North America
IBA
Chris
Chandler
Proton International
Darrin
Kistler
Kansas University
Jonathan
Weinbach
New York Proton Center
Kevin
Kriebel
Proton Therapy Partners
16:00

Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:30

Panel 3: Proton Access Expansion Through Business Development While Avoiding Regulatory Pitfalls

Eric
Brooks
Assistant Professor
UFHPTI
Darrin
Kistler
Director of Radiation Services
University of Kansas
David
Raubach
Chief Development Officer
Oklahoma Proton Center
Arie
Dosoretz
Advocate RO
19:00

Dinner

08:00

Breakfast Symposium Sponsored by Elekta: Monaco for proton planning

08:30 - 10:00

Part 4: Emerging Indications and Roadmap

moderated by:

Craig
Stevens
System Chair of Radiation Oncology
Corewell Health
08:30

Proton Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer with a Focus on Cardiac Benefits

Shannon
MacDonald
Radiation Oncologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
08:50

Emerging Proton Therapy Indication: Lung Cancer

Joe
Chang
MD Anderson
09:10

Gastrointestinal Cancer & Proton Therapy

James
Metz
Chair of Penn Medicine Roberts Proton Therapy Center
University of Pennsylvania
09:30

IBA Proteus Solutions

Frederic
Genin
President Proton Therapy IBA North America
IBA
Bill
Hansen
Account Manager
IBA
10:00

Coffee Break

10:20 - 11:20

Part 5: Future Clinical Opportunities

moderated by:

Shannon
MacDonald
Radiation Oncologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
10:20

ConformalFLASH

James
Metz
Chair of Penn Medicine Roberts Proton Therapy Center
University of Pennsylvania
10:40

DynamicARC

Craig
Stevens
System Chair of Radiation Oncology
Corewell Health
11:00

Combination Therapy

Jim
Welsh
MD Anderson
11:20 - 12:00

Part 6: Conclusions and Next Steps

Panel: Where is Proton Therapy Headed?

Shannon
MacDonald
Radiation Oncologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jennifer
Maggiore
Executive Director
National Association for Proton Therapy
Ramesh
Rengan
Chair of Radiation Oncology
University of Washington
Craig
Stevens
System Chair of Radiation Oncology
Corewell Health
Frederic
Genin
President Proton Therapy IBA North America
IBA
Steven
Frank
MD Anderson
12:00

End