Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ESTRO meets Asia 2024

Session

Friday
August 23
14:45 - 16:00
7B
Brachytherapy in gynaecological cancers: Improving outcomes with commissioning and validation of new applicators and advanced treatments
Victor Hernandez, Spain;
Yee Pei Song, United Kingdom
This session will explore key advancements and practical insights in brachytherapy in gynaecological cancers and will be divided into three parts. The first will cover the clinical needs and evolution of brachytherapy applicators, treatment planning optimisation, challenging clinical scenarios, and advanced intracavitary-interstitial techniques. The second will address the commissioning of brachytherapy applicators, highlighting its importance. It will also outline the different steps involved in commissioning and provide practical examples. The final part of this section will focus on dosimetry audits, outlining the importance of audits to ensure safety in clinical practice and describing current and upcoming international audit projects in brachytherapy. Join us in this session about the latest developments, practical considerations, and future directions in gynaecology brachytherapy. Together, we can look into improving clinical outcomes and patient safety!
1140
Symposium
Physics
14:45 - 15:10
Brachytherapy with intracavitary-interstitial applicators
Supriya Chopra, India
15:10 - 15:35
Commissioning of applicators
Jeevanshu Jain, India
15:35 - 16:00
Dosimetry audit projects for safe and effective radiotherapy treatments
Krzysztof Chelminski, Austria