CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

Comprehensive and Practical Brachytherapy 04-08 March 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Wednesday 7 March 2018

Time

Dur. Chair Topic

Content

Teacher

Demonstration of cervix recontouring example

8:30-8:45

15 DB

Demonstration of participants variances after recontouring.

ASE

8:45-9:15 9:15-9:45

30 DB

Cervix Cervix

Indication, tools and requirements, techniques, performing application

CC PH

30

Hazards, results, complications

GEC-ESTRO recommendations and ICRU reporting

9:45-10:15

30 DB

Concept of CTVIR and CTVHR, ICRU 89 report

CC

10:15-10:45

30

Coffee/Tea

Use of US, CT, and MR Imaging, slice thickness, MR sequences, MR distortions, dose evaluation How to use DVH, differential DVH, cumulative DVH, D98, D90, V100, D2cm3 Applicator localization on CT and MR, Applicator library, Optimization Vagina cancer, recurrence endometrial cancer or cervical cancer, indication, tools and requirements, performing application, hazards, results All kind of uncertainties, applicator reconstruction errors, contouring uncertainties, source positioning errors, OAR movements, systematic errors, random errors, interfraction uncertainties, interapplication uncertainties, magnitude of uncertainties Demonstration of gynaecological applicators and material for gynaecological implantations

10:45-11:25

40 DB

BP

Imaging

11:25-11:55

30 DB

DVH

JG

11:55-12:25

30 DB

BP

Cervix treatment planning

12:25-13:25

60

Lunch

13:25-13:55

30 PH

Interstitial gynecological implantations

BP

13:55-14:25

30 PH

Uncertainties

DB

14:30-15:30

60

Practical session

Faculty

15:30-16:00 16:00-17:00

30 60

Coffee/Tea

Practical session

Cervix treatment planning

Faculty

17.00-17.20

20

Recontouring cervix example