2024 Course Overview

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an exciting, validated and now standard treatment option for men with localized prostate cancer. This is due to the unique radiobiology of prostate adenocarcinoma coupled with innovation in treatment delivery. 

Long-term data continues to emerge, demonstrating favorable biochemical control coupled with low normal tissue toxicity. Prostate SBRT is now considered a standard of care option for men with localized prostate cancer. This comprehensive and interactive hands-on course is designed to provide Radiation Oncologists, Urologists, Medical Oncologists, Medical Physicists and Medical Dosimetrists with an overview of the long-term data, treatment planning techniques, and clinical considerations for optimizing the use of SBRT while minimizing side effects. 

This course will include didactic lectures, debate, and a treatment planning lab workshop that will involve patient contouring and treatment planning considerations. To promote understanding of the intricacies of treatment, an internationally renowned group of physician-scientists has been assembled to lead this discussion.

2024 Course Program

Course Directors

Jonathan Haas, M.D.

Dr. Haas is Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at NYU-Long Island Hospital and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the NYU Long Island School of Medicine. Dr. Haas was one of the first radiation oncologists to perform prostate SBRT and has amongst the world’s largest clinical experience. He is a reviewer and editor of many preeminent journals and serves as the genitourinary oncology site leader for the Radiosurgery Society.


Seth Blacksburg, M.D., M.B.A.

Dr. Blacksburg is the Global Chief Medical Officer of Accuray, Inc. He previously served as the Chair of Radiation Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital and Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He was the Associate Director of Radiation Oncology at NYU-Long Island Hospital and the Medical Director of the NYCyberknife Facility. Dr. Blacksburg has an expertise involving the use of SBRT to treat prostate cancer and has lectured and presented a wide body of research on the international stage. He is an expert in medical informatics and health sector management.


Jun Yang, Ph.D.

Dr. Yang is a prominent medical physicist with a distinguished career spanning multiple roles and countries. He served as the Chief Physicist at Philadelphia CyberKnife, and held a position as an adjunct clinical Associate Professor at Drexel University. Currently, Dr. Yang is with Junxin Oncology Group & Foshan Chancheng Hospital in China, where he continues to contribute to the field of medical physics, particularly in radiosurgery. His extensive experience includes managing thousands of SRS/SBRT cases and authoring numerous publications focused on radiosurgery physics, radiobiology, and clinical outcomes. He is a highly sought out global thought leader.


Faculty

Sean Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Collins is the Director of the Cyberknife Prostate Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and an Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Collins has published extensively on outcomes and quality of life as it relates to prostate SBRT and is a frequent international lecturer. He serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for numerous medicine and oncology journals and, has amongst the highest volume of Prostate SBRT manuscripts published to-date. He has been nicknamed “The Oracle” on prostate SBRT Quality of Life


Debra E. Freeman, M.D.

Dr. Freeman is a pioneer in the use of prostate SBRT, having treated patients in a community setting for over 20 years. In 2004, Dr. Freeman introduced CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery in Naples, Florida, and co-developed the first community-based prostate radiosurgery program in the United States, and gained national recognition as a leader in the field. She continues to develop and promote radiosurgical technologic expertise on both the local and national stage. In 2010, She co-founded the Registry for Prostate Cancer Radiosurgery. This database was used to support Medicare coverage of prostate radiosurgery nationwide. She is a Board Member of the CyberKnife Coalition.


Lee Goddard, Ph.D.

Dr. Lee Goddard is a highly accomplished medical physicist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His extensive publications and presentations focus on advanced radiation therapy techniques, particularly in the realms of stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and novel, adaptive radiotherapy treatment approaches. His research has included investigations on enhancing the precision of prostate radiation dose delivery through advanced motion compensation, allowing for reduced PTV margins.


Herb Lepor, M.D.

Dr. Lepor is a Professor and the Martin Spatz Chairman of the Department of Urology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he has propelled the department into the top ranks nationally. An esteemed leader in Urology and Uro-Oncology, he has authored over 400 peer-reviewed articles and numerous books, focusing on prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. His pioneering research includes co-developing nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy techniques and advancing the use of multiparametric MRI in urology. Dr. Lepor's numerous accolades include the prestigious Gold Cystoscope Award from The American Urological Association.


Mack Roach, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Roach is a Professor of Radiation Oncology and Urology at the University of California San Francisco. He is recognized as an authority on the treatment of localized prostate cancer with extensive publications on the subject. Dr. Roach was a leader in establishing the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria Guidelines for prostate cancer from 1996 through 2006. He has served on numerous editorial boards and was appointed (2013) by President Obama to serve on a 6-year term on the National Cancer Advisory Board, involved in defining the research agenda for our nation.


Daniel Spratt, M.D.

Dr. Spratt is the Chairman and Professor of Radiation Oncology at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University. He is an international expert in the management of prostate cancer and the development and validation of prognostic and predictive biomarkers. He serves as the Chair for NRG Oncology's Intact Prostate Cancer Subcommittee, and for the National Cancer Institute's Genitourinary Steering Committee. He is the PI of numerous national and international randomized clinical trials in prostate and bladder cancer.


Richard G Stock, MD

Dr. Stock is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. An early pioneer of modern prostate brachytherapy, Dr. Stock authored critical publications involving optimal management of prostate malignancy with dose-escalated radiation therapy. He has served on the board of American College of Radiology Testing and the American Brachytherapy Society, where he is member at large, and as guest editor of a special Brachytherapy issue of Techniques in Urology.


Robert Timmerman, M.D.

Dr. Timmerman is Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology, Professor of Neurosurgery, and Effie Marie Cain Distinguished Chair in Cancer Therapy Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He was the principal investigator or co-investigator on several prospective trials that helped determine efficacy and toxicity of stereotactic body radiation therapy in lung, liver, spine, and pelvic sites.


Wolfgang Tome, Ph.D.

Professor Tome is a Professor of Radiation Oncology and Neurology, as well as the Director of Medical Physics at the Institute for Onco-Physics at the Albert Einstein College of medicine. He is renowned for his impactful work in medicine, particularly in high-precision radiation therapy techniques like photogrammetry, risk adaptive therapy, and hippocampal avoidant cranial radiation to protect neurocognitive functions. He has authored significant texts in medical and mathematical physics, published over 275 articles, co-invented novel Gadolinium-based agents for tumor imaging and therapy, and holds 10 patents.


Nicholas van As, M.D.

Professor van As is Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Medical Director of The Royal Marsden and Professor of The Institute of Cancer Research. Professor van As was previously Chair of the UK SBRT Consortium and is the national clinical lead for NHS England’s Commissioning through Evaluation Programme for SBRT. He is the Chief Investigator for the PACE trial – an international, randomised controlled trial comparing SBRT to image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and surgery for treating prostate cancer, which has helped define the standard of care for prostate SBRT


Matthew Witten, Ph.D.

Dr. Witten, is the chief physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at NYU Long Island School of Medicine and Director of the Division of CyberKnife Radiosurgery. He is an Associate Professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Witten studies the application of biologically-inspired computational intelligence methods to optimization problems in radiation therapy, including treatment planning optimization, methods of comparing planned and measured dose distributions via dose map warping, and synthetic CT generation. He regularly serves as a technical reviewer for IEEE Computational Intelligence conferences.


Xiaodong Wu, Ph.D.

Professor Wu is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at the CyberKnife Center of Miami, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and serves as the President and CEO of Executive Medical Physics Associates. Renowned for his pioneering work in the field of medical physics, Dr. Wu has been a primary author on research focusing on the technical and clinical implementation of Lattice Radiation Therapy (LRT). His expertise has significantly advanced radiation therapy techniques, enhancing both the theoretical framework and practical applications in cancer treatment. Dr. Wu’s leadership and scholarly activities continue to influence the global landscape of medical physics and radiation oncology.


Michael Zelefsky, M.D.

Dr. Zelefsky is Vice Chair and the Director of Brachytherapy Services in the Department of Radiation Oncology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Brachytherapy, and has published extensively on the management of prostate cancer. Dr. Zelefsky helped pioneer the use of IMRT, IGRT, SBRT in the treatment of men with prostate cancer and is a seminal voice in managing prostate malignancy.


Accreditation

Physicians:  

Continuing Education (CE) Language Statement
Joint Accreditation StatementIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and BreakAway Media Group LLC. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.

Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.

Physicians
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Medical Physicists: This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 12.75 MPCEC hours.

Medical Dosimetrists: Application will be made for 12.75 MDCB credits. MDCB credits are only available for in-person medical dosimetrists.

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Registration Information

  • August 1 - October 25, 2024

  • Credits are not offered to virtual medical dosimetrist attendees.


The Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Experience unparalleled luxury at the iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel while attending The Prostate SBRT Course where timeless elegance meets modern sophistication. Nestled along the pristine sands of Miami Beach, this legendary resort offers a breathtaking oceanfront setting. Revel in opulent accommodations, each room and suite meticulously designed to provide the ultimate in comfort and style. Indulge your senses with award-winning dining, from exquisite fine dining experiences to vibrant poolside lounges.

Important hotel reservation information:

The $309 room block rate is available from October 31 to November 2, 2024. The rate does not include taxes and resort fees. If you wish to stay at the Fontainebleau before or after the room block dates, you may be subject to the prevailing rates published on the hotel website. 

Do not delay booking your room. The discounted hotel room rate is available until October 10, 2024. Please bear in mind that Fontainebleau is a highly sought-after resort, and the room block could sell out before that date.  

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Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your conference registration for a full refund until October 11, 2024. Cancellations will not be accepted after that date. You will be responsible for canceling any hotel reservations.

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