A journey through brachytherapy

Welcome

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the different indications of interstitial brachytherapy in that setting
• Analyze the benefits of interstitial implants 
• Discuss possible difficulties at every step for a personalized brachytherapy implant

Evaluation for: Role of interstitial brachytherapy in cervical cancer (click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Analyze the benefits of imaging for adaptive cervix HDR implants 
• Discuss the use of MRI for cervix cancer brachytherapy
• Discuss the results of Embrace 

Evaluation for: Results of Image Guided Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer (Embrace) Click Here

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Explain the difference between an MRI vs a scan/MRI workflow
• Discuss the benefit of each workflow
• Discuss the use of the best imaging workflow in settings where access to MRI is rare

Evaluation for: Imaging consideration during cervix brachytherapy: MRI all the way or some MRI (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Enumerate the main steps of an automated treatment planning
• Discuss the benefit of automation
• Discuss the possible downsides

Evaluation for: Automated treatment planning for adaptive HDR cervical cancer brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Explain the need for brachytherapy
• Discuss the workflow and toxicity of brachytherapy on this setting
• Personalize the implant to the tumor and the patient's anatomy

Evaluation for: Vaginal brachytherapy for salvage of cervical cancer (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Enumerate the physical and psychological possible complication of the procedure
• Analyse the step of the procedure which are implicated
• Explain how to avoid these situations

Evaluation for: Complication and Trauma during GYN Brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to :

• Identified particularities which makes a case challenging
• Discuss how to address difficult GYN brachytherapy cases

Evaluation for: Practical Consideration during Cervix Brachytherapy: Challenging Cases (Click Here)

At the end of the talk, the participant will be able to

• Explain the steps to direction modulated brachytherapy
• Discuss the benefit in urethra sparing for prostate brachytherapy
• Explain the limits of this procedure

Evaluation for: Direction modulated brachytherapy for urethra sparing (Click Here)

At the end of the talk, the participant will be able to

• Explain the benefits of multi-criteria optimization
• Discuss the clinical applications
• Explain the effect on the workflow

Evaluation for: Multi-Criteria Optimization for HDR Cervical Brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of this talk, the participant will be able to

• Describe the main steps of automated planning
• Understand the optimization algorithm which led to generation of plans
• Determine if generated plans can have on effect on toxicity

Evaluation for: Generating high dose rate brachytherapy treatment plans: is there a price to pay on toxicity? Click Here

At the end of this talk, the participant will be able to

• Enumerate the importance of dose summation
• Describe the main steps and pitfalls of this attitude
• Understand how commercial algorithms address plan summation

Evaluation for: Combining the doses: EBRT and brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of this talk, the participant will be able to

• Understand the possible applications of AI in prostate brachytherapy
• Describe the main steps of implementing AI
• Explain how AI can improve prostate brachytherapy workflow

Evaluation for: Application of AI in prostate brachytherapy (Click Here)

• Preparing the patient and planning the implant
• Perform the implant
• Discuss Dosimetry
• Understand possible complications and toxicities

Evaluation for: Skin lip cancer brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:   

• Reconstruction of  applicator and interstitial catheters on MRI only
• Plan a treatment
• Sum dose to evaluate combined EBRT and brachytherapy plan

Evaluation for: Cervix cancer MRI Workflow (Part 2) Click Here

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to

• Planned the implant according to tumor geometry and localization
• Discuss dosimetric parameters
• Analyze the feasibility of the implant

Evaluation for: Gyn: Hands-on vulvar brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to

• Discuss the different steps
• Recognize limitations due to anatomical relationships
• Discuss dosimetry accommodation

Evaluation for: Hands-on breast implant (part 2) Click Here

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to 

• Discuss the need for good positioning
• Discuss the benefit of an efficient workflow and double verification
• Analyze the advantage obtained by immobilization for breast implant

Evaluation for: Patient welfare during brachytherapy (Click Here)

Evaluation for: A Journey through Brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

• List the different lung tumors and their localization amenable to brachytherapy
• Discuss the use of brachytherapy in this context
• Analyze technique and dosimetry parameters

Evaluation for: Interstitial brachytherapy for lung tumors (Click Here)

At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the etymology of these cancers
• Discuss the use of brachytherapy in this context
• Analyze technique and dosimetric parameters

Evaluation for: Brachytherapy for hand and foot tumors (Click Here)

At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Understand different considerations according to the localization of tongue tumor
• Discuss the use of brachytherapy in this context
• Analyze technique and dosimetry parameters

Evaluation for: Brachytherapy for oral tongue cancer (Click Here)

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At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

• List the different pediatric tumors amenable to brachytherapy
• Understand the particularities of brachytherapy’s workflow for pediatric patient
• Analyze technique and considerations for pediatric brachytherapy

Evaluation for: Brachytherapy for pediatric tumors (Click Here)

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the particularities of brachytherapy for Biliary tract cancer
• Discuss dosimetry and applicators
• Analyze the feasibility of the implant

Evaluation for: HDR Brachytherapy for biliary tract cancer (Click Here)

At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the place of brachytherapy in the treatment of rectal cancer
• Discuss the use of interstitial brachytherapy in this context
• Analyze different technics and dosimetry parameters

Evaluation for: Dose escalation with brachytherapy for rectal cancer (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the requirement for global access to GYN brachytherapy 
• Understand possible access to image-guided brachytherapy
• Analyze the encountered difficulties

Evaluation for: Improving global access to GYN brachytherapy (Click Here)

Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the mechanism of late effects
• Discuss the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for late effects 
• Analyze the improvement in certain late toxicity sites 

Evaluation for: Using hyperbaric oxygen for late effect of brachytherapy (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the future evolving place of brachytherapy
• Understand the need for research protocol
• Analyze steps to build the bridge from now to the future

Evaluation for: Brachytherapy of the future: building the bridge (Click Here)

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Jean Roy celebration's 

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the long-term results of this landmark protocol
• Determine the optimal lowest PSA value after prostate brachytherapy
• Analyze the relationship between PSA nadir and prostate cancer recurrence

Evaluation for: Lessons learned from ascend-rt (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the toxicity results of this protocol
• Analyze the relationship between this protocol and ASCEND-RT

Evaluation for: HDR Brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer: PCS VI Protocol (Click Here)

At the end of this talk, the participant will be able to:

• Explain the process that leads to improved needle visibility
• Discuss the potential usefulness of US-guided intraoperative procedure
• Understand the preclinical status of this attitude

Evaluation for: Needles visualization using ultrasound doppler (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the literature
• Analyze the on-going protocol
• Explain the benefit of this attitude

Evaluation for: Ultra-Hypofraction radiotherapy and brachytherapy boost for high risk (Click Here)

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Determine the indications
• Discuss the image guidance and technical consideration
• Prescribe the dose in this clinical setting

Evaluation for: Salvage HDR brachytherapy for palpable local recurrence post prostatectomy (CLick Here)

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At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the protocol
• Analyze the feasibility of this workflow
• Debate the constraints of this technique

Evaluation for: Single dose VS Fractionated HDR Brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer (Click Here)

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the protocol
• Analyze the feasibility of this workflow
• Debate the constraints of this technique

Evaluation for: A trial of HDR brachytherapy in a single day for localized prostate cancer (Click Here)

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the protocol
• Analyze the feasibility of this workflow
• Debate the constraints of this technique

Evaluation for: A trial of HDR brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer single dose vs 2 fractions a week apart (Click Here)

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the protocol
• Analyze the feasibility of this workflow
• Debate the constraints of this technique

Evaluation for: A trial of HDR brachytherapy single dose vs 2 fractions in a single day for intermediate prostate cancer (BRP2) Click Here

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Evaluate the status of HDR monotherapy
• Analyze the different results
• Debate the different workflow

Evaluation for: Discussion (Click Here)

General Evaluation: A Journey through brachytherapy (Click Here)