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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
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09:35 > Ablative treatment for renal cancer
Speaker: H. Baumert (France)
SP-0202
Symposium
MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR OLD INDICATIONS
08:45 - 10:00 | ROOM 4
Brachytherapy can be considered as an “old” treatment for cancer. In the course of decennia brachy-
therapy has evolved for which new and modern techniques can be used for old indications.
New developments are underway for robotic prostate implantations. Bladder implantations are
traditionally performed by a laparotomy approach, but laparoscopic implantations can be performed
nowadays. Head-and-neck brachytherapy has evolved from low-dose rate brachytherapy to stepping
source techniques allowing for dose distribution optimisation. This development has stimulated further
developments in treatment planning and imaging. The economic aspects of modern brachytherapy
will be addressed. Vaginal cancer is a rare disease, reason why developments in this field are not so fast
compared to other gynecologic malignancies. To introduce image-guided brachytherapy for vaginal
cancer a new concept should be developed with a new or adapted definitions for target volumes, dose
prescription, dose reporting, etc. This symposium illustrates the development of an “old”treatment to
modern standards, but also the possible drawbacks and uncertainties of such development.
Chair: B. Pieters (The Netherlands)
Co-chair: P. Muto (Italy)
08:45 > Robotic surgery and brachytherapy
Speaker: B. Pieters (The Netherlands)
SP-0203
09:10 > New techniques in brachytherapy for head and neck
Speaker: G. Kovács (Germany)
SP-0204
09:35 > Image guided brachytherapy in vaginal cancer
Speaker: L.U. Fokdal (Denmark)
SP-0205
Symposium
QUANTITATIVE IMAGING TO INDIVIDUALISE RADIOTHERAPY
08:45 - 10:00 | ROOM 1
Imaging is nowadays an integral part of radiotherapy. Still, quantitative imaging providing measurable
features reflecting tissue function and biology, of high relevance for radiotherapy, is still not in extensive
use. The symposium addresses current developments in imaging, quantification and image-based appli-
cations. Further aspects to be covered are standardisation of image acquisition and analysis. Examples
of quantification in tumour and normal tissues will be given, and correlations with underlying pathology
elucidated. Also, intra-tumour heterogeneity is addressed alongside image-based tumour control prob-
ability modelling with applications in dose painting.
Chair: E. Malinen (Norway)
Co-chair: C. Cavedon (Italy)