Practical Info

Course start
19 Jan 2018
Course end
20 Jan 2018
Course length
2 days
Venue
Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
Language
English
Spaces
Available 20

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.

New Amsterdam Brachy College – 18-19 January 2019

 

Asking yourself what brachytherapy is all about and whether you would like to practice this in daily clinic?

This workshop provides you with insight into the clinical and practical utility of brachytherapy.  The place of brachytherapy as one of several cancer treatments, its advantages and uniqueness and more will be discussed in an interactive manner.

Academic Medical Center
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Content

  • Introduction to the clinical and physical aspects of brachytherapy
  • Imaging
  • Radiobiology
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Case discussions (breast, cervix, prostate)

Faculty                                                                                                                                          

  • Dr. Bradley Pieters, Radiation Oncologist*
  • Dr. Henrike Westerveld, Radiation Oncologist*
  • Mr. Zdenko van Kesteren, Physicist*
  • Dr. Christina Gutiérrez, Radiation Oncologist**
  • Mrs. Nicole Nesvacil, Physicist***
  • Mr. Eric van ’t Hooft, founder of Nucletron

* Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
** Institut Català d’Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain
*** Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Target group

Radiation Oncologists (MD) residents and junior staff members.

Course fee

The registration fee is € 150 (excl VAT) and includes dinner on Friday and beverages and lunches on Friday and Saturday. The fee is exclusive of travel, hotel costs and other (personal) expenses.

Registrations

For registration please send an email to amsterdambrachycollege@amc.nl

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Academic Medical CenterMeibergdreef 9Amsterdam1105 AZ Netherlands

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