TME Hands-on Imaging Workshop
Date:
Sunday May 2, 2010
Time:
9:00am-4:00pm
Location:
STTARR Facility (7th floor)
Co-Chairs:
Nasreddin Abolmaali, Oncoray, Dresden
David A. Jaffray, STTARR, Toronto
Target
Audience:
Ph.D. Students and Young Scientists
Anticipated
Attendance:
30-40 plus Support Staff
Objectives:
·
To increase awareness of image-based methods for assessment
of the tumour microenvironment and accelerate their use in radiation research.
· This workshop is intended to provide the mix of expertise and technical environment that will stimulate
discussions regarding the methods and tools used by experts in the field.
· Disseminating knowledge and tips/tools for employing these methods in pre-clinical cancer models
is a primary objective.
Agenda
9:00-12:00
Hands-on Workshop - Techniques/Issues
Format:
·
Modality Expert(s) for Each Workstation Discussion
·
A Group of 5-6 people at the Workstation
·
6-7 Stations with the Groups Rotating Every ½
Hour
·
Slide-supported discussion of Biology, Technology,
and Methods in a Stimulating Environment
· Microenvironment Hands-on Discussions in the STTARR Laboratory ( www.sttarr.ca):
o
Optical/Window Chamber
o
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods
o
Computed Tomography for Intratumoral Transport
o
Positron Emission Tomography –Hypoxia and More
o
Single Photon Emission CT
o
Pre-clinical Image-guided Radiation Therapy –
Animal Models of RT
o
Ultrasound Methods – Vascular and Therapy
12:00-1:00
Box Lunch
You will have the opportunity for follow-up on conversations with between students and expert staff.
1:00-4:00
The Science – Hypotheses/Results – 4th floor
Format
Four expert speakers in 1.5 hours with a focus on technology enabled biology.
1:00-2:20
Hypoxia
Chair: Nasreddin Abolmaali
2:30-3:50 Other Metrics of the Microenvironment
(pH, microvasculature, normalization,
flow/micro-bubbles)
Chair: David Jaffray
3:50-4:00
Wrap-up
