Conveners
Session 16a - Prostate - H&N
- Brendan Healy (International Atomic Energy Agency)
- Rajiv Prasad (IAEA)
- May Abdel-Wahab
Description
Learning objectives:
1. To learn the latest developments in radiotherapy for prostate cancer
2. To learn the latest developments in radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
Mr
Mack Roach
22/06/2017, 09:00
Invited Presentation
Hidemasa Kawamura
(Gunma University)
22/06/2017, 09:25
Clinical Radiation Oncology
Oral Presentation
**Introduction of the study;** Multi-institutional analysis of the patients with prostate cancer who have received carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) as the prospective study in each institute of the Japan Carbon-ion Radiation Oncology Study Group (J-CROS) was carried out.
**Methodology;** Data of patients enrolled in prospective clinical trials performed at National institute of...
**Methodology;** Data of patients enrolled in prospective clinical trials performed at National institute of...
Mr
Kenneth Hu
22/06/2017, 09:35
Invited Presentation
Tejinder KATARIA
(Chairperson, Radiation Oncology, Medanat the Medicity)
22/06/2017, 10:00
New Technologies in Radiation Oncology/Radiotherapy
Oral Presentation
Introduction:-
Head and neck cancers (HNC) constitute one of the most common cancers in the developing world. In India, approximately 556,400 cancer deaths in the year 2010, the most fatal cancers were HNC, including malignancies of the oral cavity, lip ,oro- pharynx,nasopharynx and hypopharynx. Over 60% patients present with locally advanced disease. RT planning and treatment delivery for...
Jerickson Abbie Flores
(Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center)
22/06/2017, 10:10
Radiobiology
Oral Presentation
INTRODUCTION: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is an established modality in the management of head and neck cancer. Although employed to improve quality of life, its association with several side effects remains a clinical threat. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) degrades most extracellular matrix proteins including collagen. Found to increase in cancer, further rise ensues when exposed to...
