IAEA/KFSH&RC Regional Training Course on Medical Physics Aspects in
Low and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy

Venue: Research Centre 304
February 26 - March 1, 2012, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Session
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
8:00 - 8:45
Registrations, Administrative Formalities and Inauguration
L8: Dose Calculations- TG 43
(Dr. Shada Wadi-Ramahi )
L10: Image Guided Brachytherapy
(Dr. Slobodan Devic)
L12: Radiation Protection, Room Planning & Regulatory Aspects
(Dr. Terry Yoshizumi)
Practical Session 5 & 6 (Choose one)
P5:
HDR Source Calibration (Dr. Zeinab Hassan)
P6:
Intraocular Brachytherapy and COMS Recommendation
(Dr. Shada Wadi-Ramahi )
8:45 - 9:30
L1: Introduction to Brachytherapy
(Dr. Belal Moftah)
L9: Treatment Planning
(Wassim Jalbout)
L11: Acceptance Testing & Commissioning of HDR
(Dr. Jack Venslaar)
L13: Incidents & Accidents in Brachytherapy
(Dr. Jack Venselaar)
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:40
L2: Radiobiology of Low and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
(Dr. Ghazi Alsbeih)
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Plenary Sessions
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Plenary Sessions
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Plenary Sessions
Practical Session 6 & 5 (Choose one)
P5: HDR source calibration (Dr. Zeinab Hassan)
P6: Intraocular brachytherapy and COMS recommendation
(Dr. Shada Wadi-Ramahi )
10:40 - 11:20
L3: Clinical Aspects and Indications for Brachytherapy
(Dr. Rana Mahmoud)
11:20 - 12:00
L4: Sources and Equipment
(Dr. Jack Venslaar)
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:10
L5: Calibration of Sources (Dr. Wassim Jalbout)
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Parallel Sessions
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Parallel Sessions
Practical Session 3 &4 (Choose one)
P3: Planning and Delivery of HDR Intracavitary Brachytherapy Treatment (Dr. Zeinab Hassan)
P4:
Planning and Delivery of LDR Intracavitary Brachytherapy Treatment
(Dr. Huda Al-Mohammed)
General Discussion, Course Evaluation, Concluding Remarks, Delivery of Certificates and Closing Ceremony
14:10 - 14:50
L6: Conventional TPS Calculations
(Dr. Jack Venslaar)
14:50 - 15:30
L7: QA Procedures for HDR/LDR
(Zeinab Hassan)
 
15:30 - 1600
Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00
Practical Session 1 & 2 (Choose one)
P1: QA Procedures for HDR Unit
(Dr. Zeinab Hassan)

P2: QA Procedures for LDR Unit
(Dr. Huda Al-Mohammed)
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Panel Discussion
"Innovative Approaches in Radiotherapy"
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Abstracts Sessions
and "Who's Who at ICRM2012" Session
Practical Session 4 &3 (Choose one)
P3: Planning and Delivery of HDR Intracavitary Brachytherapy Treatment (Dr. Zeinab Hassan)
P4:
Planning and Delivery of LDR Intracavitary Brachytherapy Treatment
(Dr. Huda Al-Mohammed)
17:00 18:00
Practical Session 2 &1(Choose one)
P1: QA Procedures for HDR Unit
(Dr. Zeinab Hassan)

P2: QA Procedures for LDR Unit
(Dr. Huda Al-Mohammed)