ESTRO Guide 2018

“The course gave me an in-depth overview of all aspects of brachytherapy, with excellent practical sessions to cement the classroom teaching. For me, it was a perfect introduction to the world of brachytherapy as I get more involved with it at my centre, but equally, it was useful and relevant to fellow delegates with many years of experience. I would highly recommend this course.”

- Joshua Naylor | Poole, UK -

FURTHER READING Please consult the ESTRO website page of this course for further information.

• Applicator localisation for treatment planning • Permanent and temporary brachytherapy treatment planning • Practical exercises. PREREQUISITES Before commencing this course participants should be qualified or in training as a medical doctor, medical physicist or radiation therapist (RTT) in the field of brachytherapy. • 6 hours of hands on practical sessions on applicatorsandtreatmentplanningimplantations • 5 hours of contouring case homework and discussions. This course consists of didactic lectures, practical sessions with applicators, interactive sessions with treatment planning stations and clinical aspects and examples. TEACHINGMETHODS • 18 hours of lectures

ROADMAP

RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY

RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST, RADIATION THERAPIST

ACCREDITATION Application for CME recognitionwill be submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EACCME credits are recognised by the AmericanMedical Association towards the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). Information on the status of the applications can be obtained from the ESTRO office.

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Bradley Pieters, Radiation Oncologist, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam (NL) TEACHERS • Dimos Baltas, Medical Physicist, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (DE) • José Luis Guinot Rodríguez, Radiation Oncologist, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia (ES) • Peter Hoskin, Radiation Oncologist, Mount Vernon Hospital, London (UK) • Emmie Kaljouw, Radiation Therapist, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam (NL) • Erik van Limbergen, Radiation Oncologist, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven (BE) • Cyrus Chargari, Radiation Oncologist, Institut Gustave Roussy (FR)

SCHOOL

LOCAL ORGANISER Barbara Šegedin, Radiation Oncologist, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT Evaluation form.

KEYWORDS Brachytherapy, basic course, clinical aspects, state-of-the-art implantation techniques, physics.

This course is using the FALCON platform (Fellowship in Anatomic deLineation and CONtouring) for the contouring exercises

FALCON Fellowship inAnatomicdeLineation&CONtouring

Bradley Pieters

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