User experience of MRIdian LINAC commissioning and QA with the THALES 3D MR SCANNER

The market introduction of the MR-LINAC technology improves the patient care via the real time imaging of the targeted PTVs. Conventional Water Phantoms with ferromagnetic material become prohibited due to safety reasons. To overcome this situation LAP introduced the MR-compatible Water Phantom THALES 3D MR SCANNER. In this webinar Dr. Thierry Gevaert, medical physicist, coordinator at the UZ Brussel institute will share his experience with the THALES 3D MR SCANNER during the commissioning of the MRIdian Linac of Viewray. Furthermore, he will highlight which benefits played an important role for his clinical workflow. During the webinar you will also learn more about the THALES technology for commissioning and quality assurance processes of conventional Linacs.

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The presenters

Thierry Gevaert, PhD, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Chief of medical physics, Radiotherapy department at UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Gevaert T. graduated as medical physicist at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and defended his PhD “Clinical implementation of frameless radiosurgery” in 2012.  In 2016, he was nominated professor at the VUB and became the Chief of the Medical Physics at the UZ Brussel (UZB). His appointment in the Department of Radiotherapy involves research, teaching and clinical practice. Dr. Gevaert is a board certified in Therapeutic Physics and is engaged in mentoring medical physics for graduate students, residents and medical engineers. Dr. Gevaert’s research and clinical interests include stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), motion management, the development of high-tech radiation techniques, image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), all with an emphasis on clinical implementation of translational research. Thierry has made numerous international and national presentations, published over 50 peer-reviewed papers. Since 2015, Dr Gevaert is also an auditor for the Novalis Certification program.

Thierry Mertens, PhD - Business Development Manager for LAP

Thierry Mertens owns a PhD in Physics and has nearly 15 years of experience in medical physics and radiotherapy with the major commitment to develop innovative quality assurance solutions to support the medical end-users with their clinical tasks. As business development manager for LAP since 2016 Thierry has been instrumental with the development of the THALES 3D MR SCANNER and had the opportunity to work closely together with pioneer users of the MRIdian system. Thierry could as such transport the customer voice within the LAP R&D team ensuring that the end-user needs are fulfilled.

Date and time

To respect our partners and customers worldwide, the webinar will be held in English.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. CET. Register now! Unable to attend the live webinar? Please register anyway. The webinar will be recorded and available to view at your convenience.

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