Head & Neck and lower GI cancer brachytherapy

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Brachytherapy for H&N tumors

Recognize head & neck anatomy, in particular, the oral cavity, the oropharynx, and the nose.

Learn the vascularization and the lymphatic drainage of these regions.

Learn to recognize the best candidates for radical brachytherapy.

Recognize the candidates for post-operative brachytherapy.

Know the results of brachytherapy in oral cavity cancers and nasal tumors.

Distinguish between the best candidates for surgery and the best candidates for brachytherapy.

Know the difference between LDR and PDR.

Enumarate the advantages and disadvantages of each technique.

Compare LDR and PDR.

Know the particular considerations when PDR is used.

Know the results of PDR brachytherapy.

Learn to recognize the best candidates for a combined approach of surgery and brachytherapy.

Understand the per-operative implantation techniques.

Learn the results of this institution.

Break

Know the ideal type of anesthesia and positionning.

Understand the implantation techniques for a given tumor.

Choose the best adapted catheters for a given tumor.

Know the planning imaging and the organs at risk.

Understand how to protect the organs at risk.

Learn the physics workflow to obtain a dosimetry.

Master the steps for quality assurance.

Know the ideal type of anesthesia and positioning.

Understand the implantation techniques for a given tumor.

Learn how to choose the best catheters for a given tumor.

Know the organs at risk.

Learn the physics wrkflow necessary to obtain a dosimetry.

Master the quality assurance steps.

Recognize the best candidates for a surgical approach.

Learn the different surgical approaches.

Know the results of these approaches.

Lunch

Learn the different surgical approaches in oropharyngeal tumors.

Know the results of these approaches.

Recognize the best candidates for a surgical approach.

Learn to recognize the best candidates for radical brachytherapy.

Recognize the candidates for post-operative brachytherapy.

Know the results of brachytherapy in oropharyngeal tumors.

Distinguish between the best candidates for surgery and the best candidates for brachytherapy.

Understand the H&N anatomy on imaging (CT-scan, MRI).

Recongnize the oral cavity, the oropharynx, and their connection with the organs at risk, and vascularization.

Recognize the nose and its reference on imaging (CT-scan, MRI)

Break

Know the ideal type of anesthesia and positionning.

Understand the implantation techniques for a given tumor.

Choose the best adapted catheters for a given tumor.

Know the organs at risk.

Learn from the presenters' experience

Know the indications of contact brachytherapy in H&N cancers.

Identify the best candidates for such a treatment.

Understand the working relationship between the prosthodontist and the brachytherpist.

Know the different uses of stents.

Understand the working relationship between the prosthodontist and the brachytherapist.

Learn the steps of stent production for OAR protection.

Master the steps for mold production for H&N contact brachytherapy.

Understand the collaboration between the prosthodontist and the brachytherapist, specifically for contact brachytherapy.

Learn the physics workflow to obtain a dosimetry.

Master the steps for quality assurance.

Interactive session

Group dinner