Name: Curso Regional de Capacitación para la Actualización de la Braquiterapia de Alta Tasa de Dosis
Start: 2017-09-04T08:00:00-03:00
End: 2017-09-08T18:00:00-03:00
Location: No location set

Curso Regional de Capacitación para la Actualización de la Braquiterapia de Alta Tasa de Dosis

from Monday, 4 September 2017 (08:00) to Friday, 8 September 2017 (18:00)

Monday, 4 September 2017

08:30

08:30 - 09:00

09:00

09:00 - 09:15

09:15

09:15 - 10:00
10:00
10:00 - 10:45
Contributions

10:00 Introduction to brachytherapy - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)
10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:15
11:15
11:15 - 12:00
Contributions

11:15 Radiobiology of HDR brachytherapy - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
13:00 - 13:45
Contributions

13:00 Sources and delivery equipment - Ruben Yañez
13:45
13:45 - 14:30
Contributions

13:45 Clinical processes of HDR brachytherapy - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)
14:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
14:30 - 15:00
15:00
15:00 - 15:45
Contributions

15:00 Source calibration and dose calculation formalism - Ruben Yañez
15:45
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 General aspects of imaging in brachytherapy - Homero Lavieri Martins
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
08:30
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Systems for dose prescription in brachytherapy - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

09:15 Treatment planning and dose optimization principles and uncertainties - Homero Lavieri Martins
10:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30

10:30

10:30 - 11:15
11:15
11:15 - 12:00
Contributions

11:15 GYN brachytherapy - Gustavo Sarria
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Contributions

13:00 Genito-urinary brachytherapy - Andrés Cordova
14:00

14:00 - 18:00
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
08:30
08:30 - 09:15
Contributions

08:30 Acceptance testing and commissioning of HDR brachytherapy - Homero Lavieri Martins
09:15
09:15 - 10:00
Contributions

09:15 Quality management in brachytherapy (Clinical aspects) - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

09:30 Establishment and maintenance of comprehensive QA programmes (Treatment unit and applicators QC procedures) - Ruben Yañez
10:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
10:30 - 11:15
Contributions

10:30 Advanced tools for treatment plan evaluation - Homero Lavieri Martins
11:15
11:15 - 12:00
Contributions

11:15 Gastrointestinal brachytherapy - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
13:00 - 13:45
Contributions

13:00 Brachytherapy for breast cancer (boost) - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

13:15 Brachytherapy for breast cancer (APBI) - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)
13:45

13:45 - 18:00
Thursday, 7 September 2017
08:30
08:30 - 09:15
Contributions

08:30 Radiation protection, safety and in vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy - Homero Lavieri Martins
09:15

09:15 - 10:00

10:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30

10:30

10:30 - 11:15
11:15
11:15 - 12:00
Contributions

11:15 Head and neck brachytherapy - Gustavo Sarria
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
13:00 - 13:45
Contributions

13:00 Brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcoma - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

13:10 Brachytherapy for eye malignancies - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

13:20 Endobronchial brachytherapy - Alfredo Polo (IAEA)
13:45

13:45 - 17:00

17:00

17:00 - 18:00
Friday, 8 September 2017

08:30

08:30 - 09:15

09:15

09:15 - 10:00

10:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30

10:30

10:30 - 11:15

11:15

11:15 - 12:00

12:00

12:00 - 13:00

13:00

13:00 - 13:45

13:45

13:45 - 14:00