Practical Info

Course start
07 Nov 2022
Course end
08 Nov 2022
Course length
2 days
Venue
AKH Vienna
Language
English

Disclaimer

Any views or opinions are presented by healthcare professionals who share their insights, recommendations and practical experience with respect to brachytherapy, and do not necessarily represent those of Elekta.

The workshop is fully booked! If you are interested we can add you to the waitinglist. Please send an email to info@brachyacademy.com

 

ADVANCED WORKSHOP: IMAGE-GUIDED ADAPTIVE BRACHY FOR GYNECOLOGY

This leading edge program is given by an expert team of the Medical University of Vienna. This course is complementary to the ESTRO ‘Image-guided radiotherapy & chemotherapy in gynecological cancer’ course.

Participants obtain comprehensive practical insight into the clinical workflow of 3D image-based brachytherapy for gynecological tumors. Practical issues, solutions and constraints for each participating center are defined during extensive discussions on the practical aspects of implementing 3D image-based brachytherapy for gynecology.

Content

  • Imaging and contouring
  • Applicator reconstruction
  • Live case (implantation)
  • Multidisciplinary treatment planning
  • Team roles, logistics, infrastructure, learning curve
  • Hands-on exercises

Faculty

Richard Pötter, MD, PhD – Professor emeritus*
Christian Kirisits, PhD – Prof, Head of Brachytherapy Physics*
Primož Petrič, MD, PhD – Senior consultant radiation oncologist**
Alina Sturdza, MD, FRCPC – Radiation Oncologist*
Nicole Nesvacil, PhD – Ass. Prof., Physicist *
Maximilian Schmid, MD, Radiation Oncologist*
Johannes Knoth, MD – Radiation Oncologist*
Aleksandra Winkler, Medical Physicist*
Hannes Sperrer, Medical Physicist*

* Department of Radiotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital (AKH), Austria
** University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland

Pre-requisite

  • Clinical expierence with intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy in cervical cancer is mandatory
  • Previous participation in one of the ESTRO Teaching Courses on ‘Image-guided radiotherapy & chemotherapy in gynecological cancer’
  • Oncentra Brachy experience is preferable

Audience

  • Radiation Oncologists
  • Gynecologists
  • Clinical Physicists 
  • Radiation Technologists

The faculty strongly advises multi-disciplinary teams per hospital to register!

Agenda

–> Agenda

Course fee

The registration fee is 1100 Euro (excl VAT) and includes all workshop materials, dinner on Monday and beverages and lunches on Monday and Tuesday. The fee is exclusive of travel and hotel costs.

 Procedure video

Click here to view a short introduction video of the procedure “Combined interstitial & intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer” as conducted in Vienna General Hospital. To be able to view the extended version of the video, register to the BrachyAcademy website and log in.

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Location
Medical University of Vienna / AKHWaehringer Guertel 18-20ViennaAustria

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