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Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Brachytherapy for Early Stage Prostate
Cancer
This one and a half day course is designed for Radiation Oncologists,
Urologists, Medical Physicists, Dosimetrists and Nurses interested in
permanent seed implantation. The program will focus on all aspects of
brachytherapy including: patient selection, physics and dosimetry
planning, technique, quality assurance, complications, setting up an
implant program, post implant dosimetry and patient follow-up. In
addition to the didactic sessions, the course will include a practical,
hands-on session of permanent implant techniques on phantom prostates,
followed by OR and closed-circuit TV observation of our implant
procedure. Physicists and Dosimetrists will have a special breakout
session on dosimetry and planning.
High Dose Rate
Brachytherapy for Prostate, Gynecology, and Breast Cancer
This one and a half day course is designed for Radiation Oncologists,
Urologists, Medical Physicists, Dosimetrists and Nurses interested in
temporary seed implantation for prostate, gynecological and breast
cancer. The course will focus on all aspects of temporary implantation
including: patient selection, physics and treatment planning, nursing,
complications and patient follow-up. The faculty of Radiation
Oncologists, Urologists, Nurses and Physicists are dedicated to teaching
your team high quality implantation. In addition to the didactic
sessions, the course will include a video presentation of an HDR
implant.
IGRT - Image Guided Radiation
Therapy: Practical Implementation into the Clinic
This one
and a half day Course is designed for Radiation Oncologists, Physicists,
Dosimetrists, Radiation Therapists, and Nurses interested in
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). The program will include such
topics as defining the target volumes; clinical implementation; billing
issues; quality assurance; various tumor applications: thoracic, head
and neck, prostate, abdominal, and breast; hypofractionated stereotactic
radiotherapy protocols; and patient education. In addition to the
didactic sessions, the course will include a demonstration in real time
of the CBCT technology.
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