Program
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Day 1 – Thursday 14 March
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12:00 |
Registration opens |
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12:55 |
Welcome to ABG 2013 |
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13:00 |
Workshop 1: “1st Oncentra Brachy Australia and New Zealand Users Meeting” |
| Introductions & Welcome Peter Douglas, Nucletron |
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| 13:05 |
Optimisation of a Multi-Channel Intracavitary Applicator |
| 13:20 |
Planning Techniques for Interstitual Accelerated Partial Breast Brachytherapy |
| 13:35 |
The Effect of the New Dwell Time Deviation Constraint (DTDC) Parameter on Dosimetry with IPSA Optimisation Presentation Not Available |
| 13:50 |
Using Ultrasound to Guide Planning in Oncentra Brachytherapy |
| 14:05 |
A Revival of Intraluminal Brachytherapy at RBWH |
| 14:40 | Questions Time for the Speakers Panel Discussion with Submitted Questions Peter Douglas, Kirsten Bell & Maurits Wolleswinkel, Nucletron |
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14:50 |
Afternoon Tea |
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15:15 |
Workshop 2: Departmental Brachytherapy Incident Reporting and Quality Assurance |
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17:30 |
Day 1 Concludes |
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17:30 - 19:30 |
Welcome Reception (Exhibition) |
Day 2 – Friday 15 March
| 7:30 | Registration opens | |
| 8:00 |
Teaching Lecture 1: |
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| Session 1: Breast, Rectum and Sarcoma |
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| 9:00 |
Phase 2 Trial of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation using Interstitial Multi-catheter HDR Brachytherapy in Patients with Early Node Negative Breast Cancer |
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| 9:15 |
Technical Features of APBI Devices with Dosimetric Comparisons, Together with 4 Year SAVI Follow Up from UCSD |
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| 10:00 |
HDR-IORT for Locally Advanced or Recurrent Rectal cancer – The Peter Mac Experience Presentation Not Available |
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| 10:15 |
Interstitial Brachytherapy for a Rare Pelvic Sarcoma in an Infant |
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| 10:30 | Morning Tea (Exhibition) |
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| Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Session 2: Imaging | Nursing Workshop | |
| 11:00 |
Changing from CT to Ultrasound for HDR Prostate Planning |
Breast Brachytherapy Procedure |
| 11:15 |
Real Time Intra-operative Ultrasound Planning for HDR Prostate Use of Image fusion with MRi to Dose Escalate to the Dominant Intra-Prostatic Lesion |
11:30 Radiation Safety in Low Dose Prostate Brachytherapy Adrian Gibbs, Radiation Oncology Mater Centre
Presentation Not Available |
| 11:40 |
A Method to Combine MRI at First Fraction with Subsequent CT-Planned Fractions for Cervical Cancer Patients |
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| 12:00 |
Dose Effect Relationships for Local Control and Late Side Effects of Organsat Risk in Image-Guided Cervix Cancer Brachytherapy |
Overview Of Cervical Cancer, Diagnosis and Staging with Reference to MR. What do Cancers and Normal Structure look like on MR. MR Platform HDRB, Ward care, Transport and Analgesia Dr Mark Stevens, University of Sydney, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore |
| 12:20 | Panel Discussion | |
| 12:30 | Lunch (Exhibition) | |
| Session 3: GYN | ||
| 13:30 |
Feasibility Study of a Single 3T MRI Sequence for Cervix HDR Brachytherapy |
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| 13:45 |
Update on GEC-ESTRO, ABS and ICRU Recommendations for GYN Brachytherapy |
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| 14:15 |
Panel Discussion - Moving Towards a Consensus |
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| 14:30 |
Recent Innovations and Directions of Nucletron as part of Elekta Presentation Not Available |
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| 15:00 | Afternoon tea (Exhibition) | |
| Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Session 4: Physics | Nursing Workshop | |
| 15:30 |
Dynamic Modulated Brachytherapy - Concept, Design and Simulation |
How to improve Compliance For Women With Vaginal Dilators Pauline Rose, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Radiation Oncology Mater Centre |
| 15:50 |
HDR Brachytherapy Source Position Verification and Dosimetry using an Electronic Portal Imaging Device [EPID] |
16:00 Improving Access to Care Through a National Program Julie Sykes, Prostate Cancer Foundation Of Australia |
| 16:05 |
A Comparison of Two Anatomy Based Inverse Planning Algorithms for Prostate HDR Brachytherapy |
16:30 Dr M. Islam, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Kim Fotheringham, Karen Miller and Carolyn Russell, WP Holman Clinic |
| 16:20 | ABG Annual General Meeting | |
| 17:00 | Day 2 Concludes | |
| 18:45 | Walk from Sofitel Brisbane to Customs House | |
| 19:00 | Conference Dinner arrival drinks | |
| 19:30 | Conference Dinner commences | |
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22:30 |
Conference Dinner concludes |
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Day 3 – Saturday 16 March
| 8:00 | Registration opens |
| 8:25 |
Teaching Lecture 2: |
| 8:45 |
Prostate Cancer, Brachytherapy, Anxiety and Depression |
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Session 5: HDR Prostate Brachytherapy 1 |
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| 9:00 |
Pre Brachytherapy Intervention for Obstructive Urinary Symptoms |
| 9:15 |
HDR Brachytherapy Boost for Localised Prostate Cancer: Update on the First 150 Patients from the Sydney Cancer Centre |
| 9:30 |
To Implement and Optimise a Live Ultrasound HDR Prostate Brachytherapy Service |
| 9:45 |
Single Fraction High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Boost for Carinoma of the Prostate: Acute Toxicity Data |
| 10:00 |
HDR Boost Brachytherapy Fractionation Protocols- The Canadian Experience. Are We Comfortable About Moving Towards a Single Fraction? |
| 10:30 | Morning tea & Poster Presentation (Exhibition) |
| Session 6: LDR Seed Brachytherapy 1 |
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| 11:00 |
Analysis and Comparison of Biochemical Outcomes and Late Adverse Events [Rectal/Bladder] following Conformal EBRT or LDR Brachytherapy for Low to Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treated by a Single Radiation Oncologist Presentation Not Availble |
| 11:15 |
Long Term Outcomes of Permanent Iodine-125 Seed Implantation for Prostate Cancer at a Single Institution |
| 11:30 |
Prostate Cancer Research at Cancer Council Queensland and Griffith University: An Overview |
| 11:45 |
‘Sex and Drugs and Seed Implants’ – Erectile Function after Permanent Implant Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer |
| 12:05 |
Panel Discussion - Quality of Life after LDR Permanent Seed Brachytherapy |
| 12:30 | Lunch (Exhibition) |
| Session 7: LDR Prostate Brachytherapy 2 | |
| 13:30 |
Use of a Bio-Effect Model for Boost Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer Using Iodine-125 Seed Brachytherapy |
| 13:45 |
Review of Men Receiving Top Up Radiation following a Sub-optimal Low Dose Rate Seed Implant to the Prostate |
| 14:00 |
Case Discussions - Use of Imaging to Decide How and When to Boost |
| 14:15 |
Interpreting RTOG P 0019 Trial Results – What Have We Learned About Combining LDR Seeds and EBRT |
| 14:45 |
Panel Discussion: Patterns of Failure after LDR Brachytherapy |
| 15:00 |
Afternoon Tea (Exhibition) |
| Session: 8 LDR Prostate Brachytherapy 3 |
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| 15:30 |
Don't Assume, Check the Numbers: The William Buckland Radiation Oncology Brachytherapy Quality Program |
| 15:45 |
Iodine-125 Thin Seeds Decrease Prostate Swelling During Transperineal Interstitial Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy |
| 16:00 |
LDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer; North Queensland Results |
| 16:15 |
Panel Case Discussions - LDR Seed Monotherapy and Intermediate Prostate Cancer - Where to Draw the Line? |
| 16:30 | Workshop Feedback, Closing Remarks & Prize Presentation |
| 17:00 | Day 3 Concludes |