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

4 Sept 2017, 08:00 → 8 Sept 2017, 18:00 America/Santiago

El objetivo de este curso introductorio es ofrecer a los participantes una actualización en braquiterapia de alta tasa de dosis con el fin de mejorar su conocimiento y la práctica asistencial en sus centros de procedencia. El curso constará de clases teóricas y ejercicios prácticos. Se pretende que después del curso los participantes sean capaces de implementar en la práctica clínica los conocimientos adquiridos.

Después de asistir a este curso los participantes habrán adquirido conocimientos teóricos y prácticos acerca de la implementación de braquiterapia de alta tasa de dosis y de los procedimientos de aseguramiento de la calidad y seguridad del paciente.

Los tópicos que se cubrirán durante el curso serán los siguientes:

• Revisión de la justificación del uso de la braquiterapia en la práctica clínica
• Radiobiología de la braquiterapia
• Selección de equipamiento en braquiterapia HDR
• Calibración de fuentes
• Planificación del tratamiento
• Herramientas de imagen para la realización del implante, simulación y administración del tratamiento
• Procedimientos de aseguramiento de la calidad
• Braquiterapia en cáncer de próstata, mama, ginecología, y otras localizaciones
• Recursos humanos en braquiterapia
• Requerimientos legales y de radioprotección
• Novedades en braquiterapia

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Monday, 4 September

Registration

Welcome

Entry test

Introduction to brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Jose Luis Rodriguez

1 Introduction to brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/e29dd44ebf644b04934082844df7f9281d

Paper Dutreix - The hazy dawn of brachytherapy

Slides Introduction_to_brachytherapy.pdf

10:45 Coffee break

Radiobiology of HDR brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Jose Luis Rodriguez

2 Radiobiology of HDR brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/5a95d03eaa7245d290c181892d0810a31d

Paper Radiobiology of brachytherapy

Slides Radiobiology_of_HDR_brachytherapy.pdf

12:00 Lunch

Physics of brachytherapy (I)

Convener: Mr Homero Lavieri Martins

3 Sources and delivery equipment

Speaker: Mr Ruben Yañez

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/3e45d80b07414082bf0e9a285b50b4051d

Slides Physics_of_brachytherapy_(I)_-_sources_and_delivery_systems.pdf

Video

• 1_-_Demo_video.mp4
• 2_-_Demo_video.mp4
• 3_-_Demo_video.mp4
• 4_-_Demo_video.mp4
• 5_-_Demo_video.mp4

Clinical processes of HDR brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Homero Lavieri Martins

4 Clinical processes of HDR brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/51dbe7f393f849f3aedbaca469f7f4831d

Slides Clinical_processes_of_HDR_brachytherapy.pdf

14:30 Coffee break

Physics of brachytherapy (II)

Convener: Mr Gustavo Sarria

5 Source calibration and dose calculation formalism

Speaker: Mr Ruben Yañez

document te_1079_scr.pdf te_1274_prn.pdf

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/ac0fc2a03bf94d2597f21e04573872ee1d

Paper Nath - TG43 - 1995.pdf

Slides Physics_of_brachytherapy_(II).pdf

General aspects of imaging in HDR brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Gustavo Sarria

6 General aspects of imaging in brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Homero Lavieri Martins

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/a2e088d41dbd46ae8a880cda6c5fd72f1d

Slides General aspects of imaging in brachytherapy.pdf

Tuesday, 5 September

Dose prescription and treatment planning brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Andrés Cordova

7 Systems for dose prescription in brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

document

• ICRU report 38.pdf
• ICRU report 58.pdf
• ICRU report 89.pdf

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/63c290e4f52d447481c2563eb10d37141d

Slides Systems_for_dose_prescription_in_brachytherapy.pdf

8 Treatment planning and dose optimization principles and uncertainties

Speaker: Mr Homero Lavieri Martins

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/3e89a26f917e4846b8c4fd1e46d934fd1d

10:00 Coffee break

How to evaluate a treatment plan

Conveners: Mr Andrés Cordova, Mr Gustavo Sarria, Mr Homero Lavieri Martins, Mr Ruben Yañez

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/584b9c22888849b98d4dbc71ddcf721f1d

Ginecological brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Andrés Cordova

9 GYN brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Gustavo Sarria

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/b3d1895708b24e6a9357ff30e7f76b121d

Slides GYN_brachytherapy.pdf

12:00 Lunch

Genito-urinary brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Gustavo Sarria

10 Genito-urinary brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Andrés Cordova

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/4eafe26d3bdc475a8f04ca8460020ba31d

Slides HDR_brachytherapy_for_prostate_cancer (Gustavo Sarria).pdf

Practical session

Wednesday, 6 September

Acceptance tersting and commissioning of HDR brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Ruben Yañez

11 Acceptance testing and commissioning of HDR brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Homero Lavieri Martins

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/6dcb9602e6b442daae4f12950f1c08921d

Quality management in brachytherapy

12 Quality management in brachytherapy (Clinical aspects)

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/1380668900df45fc945dbe31da3b11181d

Slides Quality_management_in_brachytherapy_(Clinical_aspects).pdf

13 Establishment and maintenance of comprehensive QA programmes (Treatment unit and applicators QC procedures)

Speaker: Mr Ruben Yañez

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/2d7f125fa4d3415c9ad2cbebf56288171d

Slides Establishment_and_maintenance_of_comprehensive_QA_programmes.pdf

10:00 Coffee break

DVH tools and evaluation

Convener: Mr Ruben Yañez

14 Advanced tools for treatment plan evaluation

Speaker: Mr Homero Lavieri Martins

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/788cf879212a4501bc1c4f3ad9046d4b1d

Slides 4_Herramientas_SUBIR.pdf

Gastrointestinal brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Ruben Yañez

15 Gastrointestinal brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/06194e6c41ce49bf8d4fd86387f0b0681d

Slides Gastrointestinal_brachytherapy.pdf

12:00 Lunch

Breast brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Ruben Yañez

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/12e9299923004f57a477bf1aa494261d1d

slides Breast_brachytherapy.pdf

16 Brachytherapy for breast cancer (boost)

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

17 Brachytherapy for breast cancer (APBI)

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

Paper Polgar_et_al_2010_781.pdf Smith_et_al_2009.pdf

Practical session (II)

Thursday, 7 September

Radiation protection, safety and in vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Andrés Cordova

18 Radiation protection, safety and in vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Homero Lavieri Martins

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/9caaaecf8a704a78a2cd3955719520c61d

Transition from 2D to 3D brachytherapy

Conveners: Mr Andrés Cordova, Mr Gustavo Sarria, Mr Homero Lavieri Martins, Mr Ruben Yañez

document IAEA transition from 2D to 3D brachytherapy - Pub1681.pdf

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/f47a3aa5aaaf483e9142eca7e8c548001d

10:00 Coffee break

Teamwork and staffing in brachytherapy

Conveners: Mr Andrés Cordova, Mr Gustavo Sarria, Mr Homero Lavieri Martins, Mr Ruben Yañez

document IAEA_staffing_in_radiotherapy.pdf

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/858a0ff668b5425e86f163dd8625bf791d

Head and neck brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Andrés Cordova

19 Head and neck brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Gustavo Sarria

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/7aef99dca5824eadaddf092ea3614e1c1d

Slides Braquiterapia_en_cancer_de_cabeza_y_cuello.pdf

12:00 Lunch

Miscellaneous brachytherapy

Convener: Mr Andrés Cordova

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/8c08a7fdc7084f5a9effcf0d935d6eca1d

slides Miscellaneous_brachytherapy.pdf

20 Brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcoma

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

21 Brachytherapy for eye malignancies

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

22 Endobronchial brachytherapy

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Polo (IAEA)

Practical session (III)

Exit test

Friday, 8 September

Group reporting

Convener: Mr Jose Luis Rodriguez

How to start a brachytherapy programme?

Conveners: Mr Andrés Cordova, Mr Gustavo Sarria, Mr Homero Lavieri Martins, Mr Ruben Yañez

document IAEA_-_Implementation_of_High_Dose_Rate_Brachytherapy_in_Limited_Resource_Settings.pdf

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/da0e500f379b47e7a22828ccb766d8801d

10:00 Coffee break

What can go wrong in brachytherapy?

Conveners: Mr Andrés Cordova, Mr Gustavo Sarria, Mr Homero Lavieri Martins, Mr Ruben Yañez

live broadcast https://iaea.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/92b62cab9ac240bcbade63219405c8011d

slides What_can_go_wrong_in_brachytherapy?.pdf

Quiz review and discussion

Convener: Mr Jose Luis Rodriguez

Course evaluation

Convener: Mr Jose Luis Rodriguez

Conclusions and recommendations

Convener: Mr Jose Luis Rodriguez

Course closure