Venue: KFSHRC Oncology Center (Oncology Lecture Room)
Coordinator: Noha Jastaniyah, MD, Radiation Oncology sec., Oncology center, KFSH&RC, Pager: 44534
Workshop Faculty: Dr. Noha Jastaniyah, Dr. Shada Wadi-Ramahi, Dr. Mohamed Hegazy, Umar Mwidu
Target Audience :
This workshop is aimed at physicists, radiation oncologists with interest in Brachytherapy
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of radiation oncology and radiation physics is a prerequisite.
Workshop Description:
This is a Show-and-Tell workshop where participants will walk through step-by-step demonstration of various aspects/steps unique to brachytherapy. This will include theoretical and clinical background, clinical scenarios and planning sessions for gynecologic brachytherapy and a quality assurance session. Actual clinical cases will be reviewed.
Treatment simulation and QA will be on KFSH&RC Nucletron microSelectron v3(18) Afterloader while Planning will be demonstrated on our Oncentra 4.3 that’s equipped with applicator libraries.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Understand the various clinical indications for Brachytherapy.
Understand the principles of image guidance in brachytherapy practice.
Understanding the quality assurance principles associated with Brachytherapy.
For more information please contact: Ms. Josephine Veridiano, Biomedical Physics Department
Email: josfin@kfshrc.edu.sa, Tel. No.: +966 (11) 4427879, Fax No.: +966 (11) 4424777
