Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Transitioning from 2-D Brachytherapy to 3-D High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy | (smr 2744)
Go to day
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08:30 - 17:00
Day 1
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08:30
Registration and Finance Office
1h30'
All participants staying in the guesthouses are automatically registered. Those receiving payments or travel reimbursements should visit the Operations Office in the Enrico Fermi Building - an ictp shuttle bus service will depart from the Adriatico Guesthouse main entrance every few minutes - YOU MUST HAVE YOUR BADGE WITH YOU
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10:00
Introduction to the ICTP
15'
Speaker: L. Bertocchi (ICTP) -
10:15
IAEA Role in Radiotherapy
15'
Speaker: B. Healy (IAEA, Vienna, Austria) - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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11:00
Clinical Processes of HDR Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: D. Berger (University of Vienna, Austria) -
12:00
Radiobiology of HDR Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: M. Rivard (AAPM) - 13:00 Lunch Break 1h0'
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14:00
Dose Calculations (TG 43 formalism) and Source Calibration
1h0'
Speaker: M. Rivard -
15:00
Brachytherapy Equipment and Sources
45'
Speaker: Y. Pipman (AAPM) - 15:45 Coffee Break 15'
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16:00
Discussion and Q&A
1h0'
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08:30
Registration and Finance Office
1h30'
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08:30 - 17:00
Day 1
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 2
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09:00
Imaging Systems, Treatment Planning Systems and Planning Techniques
1h0'
Speaker: D. Berger -
10:00
Treatment Delivery and In-vivo Dosimetry
30'
Speaker: Y. Pipman - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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11:00
Acceptance and Commissioning for Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: D. Berger -
12:00
Transition from 2D to 3D Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: D. Berger - 13:00 Lunch Break 1h0'
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14:00
Group A
3h0'
Elekta at ICTP: Elekta planning demonstration
Speaker: G. Alberta (Elekta) -
14:00
Group B
3h0' (
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Maggiore Hospital Practical: 1. Imaging and Planning 3D Brachy and QC (D. Berger); 2. Delivery of 3D Brachy and QC (F. Ziglio)
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09:00
Imaging Systems, Treatment Planning Systems and Planning Techniques
1h0'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 2
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 3
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09:00
Quality Management in Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: Y. Pipman -
10:00
TPS QC Procedures
30'
Speaker: D. Berger - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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11:00
Treatment Unit QC Procedures
1h0'
Speaker: Y. Pipman -
12:00
Prostate Seed Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: F. Ziglio (Trento Hospital, Italy) - 13:00 Lunch Break 1h0'
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14:00
Group B
3h0'
Elekta at ICTP: Elekta planning demonstration
Speaker: G. Alberta -
14:00
Group A
3h0' (
AGH (Giambiagi Lecture Hall)
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Maggiore Hospital Practicals: 1. Imaging and Planning 3D Brachy and QC (D. Berger); 2. Delivery of 3D Brachy and QC (F. Ziglio)
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09:00
Quality Management in Brachytherapy
1h0'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 3
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09:00 - 20:00
Day 4
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09:00
Radiation Protection, Room Design and Regulatory Requirements
1h0'
Speaker: B. Healy -
10:00
Interstitial, Oesophageal, Surface Mould Brachytherapy
30'
Speaker: Y. Pipman - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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11:00
Emerging Trends in Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: D. Berger -
12:00
Resources and Staffing for 3D Brachytherapy
1h0'
Speaker: B. Healy - 13:00 Lunch Break 1h0'
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14:00
Participants Quiz
1h45'
- 15:45 Coffee Break 15'
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16:00
Quiz Review
1h0'
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19:00
Buffet Dinner
1h0'
(
Adriatico Guesthouse Cafeteria
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All participants are invited to attend
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09:00
Radiation Protection, Room Design and Regulatory Requirements
1h0'
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09:00 - 20:00
Day 4