5th Amsterdam Brachy College | January 25-26, 2024
To attract young radiation oncologists and medical physicists to brachytherapy, Amsterdam UMC (location AMC), in collaboration with BrachyAcademy hosted the „Amsterdam Brachy College“ for the 5th time. The event featured a great faculty team, such as Bradley Pieters, Henrike Westerveld, Cristina Gutierrez, Nicole Eder-Nesvacil, Danique Barten, and Karel Hinnen. At the start of the course, 18 participants from the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Spain, and Guatemala introduced themselves by … (more...)
New procedure video | Treating cervical cancer with brachytherapy using the Geneva applicator
How Heidelberg University Hospital has been treating cervical cancer with brachytherapy using the Geneva applicator. This video will guide you through the complete brachytherapy workflow of cervical cancer treatment, you will see a complete procedure and short interviews with the brachy team members from Heidelberg University Hospital. You can find out more: • Assembly and insertion of the applicator, • Imaging - MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT (computed tomography), • Image … (more...)
A new course from ABS | Long-term Outcomes with Prostate Brachytherapy
The American Brachytherapy Society is pleased to announce a new course on Prostate Brachytherapy. Close to 30 lectures on long-term disease outcomes, toxicity, socioeconomic issues, training, and new developments, organized in 3 modules, are brought to you by the American Brachytherapy Society in partnership with Grand Rounds Urology. This is available online and through Americanbrachytherapy.org. … (more...)
Recording available | Elekta Lunch Symposium – World Congress of Brachytherapy 2021
The recording of the Elekta Lunch Symposium - World Congress of Brachytherapy 2021 is available. 3 speakers presented: Carminia Lapuz, MD, Olivia Newton-John Cancer, Melbourne - Australia | "ONJ Clinical experience with Geneva, one applicator for the majority of cervical cancer cases" Piotr Wojcieszek, MD, Maria Sklodowska Curie Memorial Cancer Center Gliwice - Poland | "Future of HDR brachytherapy: locally recurrent prostate cancer" Luca Tagliaferri, MD, PhD, Gemelli ART (Advanced … (more...)
Recording available | COCIR – DITTA Webinar: working together against cervical cancer
The COCIR – DITTA Webinar: Working together against cervical cancer | 18 March 2021 The presentations are available HERE, and the recording of the webinar can be accessed HERE (short registration required). … (more...)