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ESTRO CONFERENCES
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FRIDAY 5 MAY 2017
Course directors:
C. Kirisits (AT) and P. Petric (QA)
WORKSHOP AIM
Brachytherapy is a treatment modality with long tradi-
tion, based on standardised techniques and extensive
experience of different schools for several decades. In
the last years we have witnessed an increasing amount
of exciting developments in terms of brachytherapy
technology, imaging, intervention methods and dose
delivery devices. In some cases, these developments have
not yet reached the level of state of the art in general, but
are discussed between different traditional “schools”.The
aim of this workshop is to give an overview of some of
the most promising new tools and techniques available.
It will allow a moderated debate about pro’s and con’s
and interactive discussion with the participants. The
optimal use of each technique for each patient group
will be discussed. Instead of comparing the technolo-
gies in a competitive manner, the workshop will aim
to emphasise their complementarity.
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
• Discover the clinical benefits and limitations of
different kinds of applicators for intracavitary and
superficial brachytherapy techniques (including
customised and 3D printed applicators)
• Distinguish dosimetric properties of shielded, ro-
tational and electronic brachytherapy dose delivery
devices
• Compare state of the art balloon and interstitial
techniques for partial breast brachytherapy
• Interpret the evidence and experience with modern
techniques for anorectal brachytherapy
• Justify the use of current state of the art prostate
brachytherapy by comparison withmodern external
beam treatments
• Modify current practice by using MRI and different
ultrasound approaches for prostate, gynaecological
and anorectal interventions and treatment planning.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Radiation and clinical oncologists
• Physicists
• Radiologists
• Urologists
• Gynaecologists
• Surgeons
• Brachytherapy technologists
• Specialist nurses.
CONTENT
Session 1: Applicators
• New “standard” applicators
• Individualised 3D printed applicators
• Shielding techniques
• Electronic brachytherapy and superficial.
Session 2: Breast
• Balloon techniques
• Interstitial techniques.
Session 3: Anorectal
• Superficial
• Interstitial.
Session 4: Prostate
• Technological innovations for dose delivery
• Clinical innovations for targeted therapy
• Do we need brachytherapy when using modern
external beam methods?
Session 5: Brachytherapy imaging
• Ultrasound versus MRI
• Transabdominal Ultrasound
• TRUS, TVUS, TRACE, TAUS & combinations.
GEC-ESTROWORKSHOP
Innovations in brachytherapy