Conveners
Brachytherapy in the real world: Parallel Sessions: Refresher Courses
- Alfredo Polo (IAEA)
Description
Brachytherapy is a treatment modality that has been used for more than a century in the treatment of cancer. During golden age, the intrinsic properties of brachytherapy compensated the lack of conformation of external beam radiotherapy. In modern times, advances in the field of surgery and external beam radiotherapy have relegated brachytherapy to some niche indications. However, its role is still very relevant in many real-life indications and contexts.
The goal of this RC is to give an overview of the main indications of brachytherapy, standard procedures and advanced technologies, quality assurance and safety and health economics considerations.
Learning objectives:
The learning objectives for this RC are:
• To understand what are the main indications for brachytherapy
• To understand how to transition from basic to more advanced brachytherapy techniques
• To learn the basis of quality and safety in brachytherapy
• To understand how brachytherapy can be used to reduce costs in radiotherapy
