PHYSICists WILL MEET IN KRAKOW

Brachytherapy is a type of radiotherapy in which the radiation source is installed directly in the cancer tumor or its immediate vicinity, which is why it is called close-up radiotherapy. It enables very precise treatment, delivering significant radiation to the diseased area, while providing good protection to healthy tissue. At the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow, this method is successfully used for prostate, breast, female reproductive organs, head and neck, and skin cancers.

Modern medicine is constantly developing, which is why meetings, scientific discussions and exchange of views are very important. The Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow will host medical physicists from all over Poland. On March 20 and 21, the XNUMXth meeting of the brachytherapy section of the Polish Society of Medical Physics will be held here.

Conference schedule: 

DAY 1 Friday 20.03.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX

08:00 – 09:00 Registration of participants

09:00 – 09:15 Grand opening

09:15 – 09:30 Inaugural lecture. prof. K. Ślosarek

09:30 – 10:00 Introductory lecture. Historical systems of interstitial brachytherapy. Dr. R. Kabacińska

 

LECTURE SESSION. DIY BRACHYTHERAPY PART 1

Presenters: R. Kudzia, M.A., M. Dymnicka, M.A

10:20 – 10:40 Brachytherapy of the head and neck region. Dr. P. Wojcieszek

10:40 – 11:00 Brachytherapy for skin cancer. Dr. A. Chyrek

11:00 – 11:20 Brachytherapy of the eyeball. M. Świder, M.A

11:20 – 11:40 The use of hydrogel preparations to locate the postoperative bed in sparing treatment of breast cancer. Dr. J. Wiercińska

11:40 – 12:00 Interstitial brachytherapy – important aspects from a physicist's point of view. R. Kudzia, M.A

12:00 – 12:20 Penile interstitial brachytherapy. K. Szczepaniak, M.A

12:20 – 12:40 Sponsorship lecture – ELEKTA

 

LECTURE SESSION. DIY BRACHYTHERAPY PART 2

Presenters: M. Tumidajewicz, M.A., G. Bielęda, M.A

14:00 – 14:20 Brachytherapy in skin cancer. M. Tumidajewicz, M.A

14:20 – 14:40 Use of a plexiglass cube in contact brachytherapy. A. Dziubińska, M.A

14:40 – 15:00 3D printing technique in brachytherapy. G. Bielęda, MA

15:00 – 15:20 Brachytherapy as a boost after mastectomy. M.A. Divorce

15:20 – 15:40 Diagnosis of skin cancer using high-frequency ultrasound. S. Korzekwa, MA

15:40 – 16:00 Sponsorship lecture – HT SYSTEMS

 

DISCUSSION SESSION. TPS QUALITY CONTROL.

Presenters: E. Gruszczyńska, MA, D. Nahajowski, MA

16:30 – 17:00 TPS quality control tests. E. Gruszczyńska, M.A

17:00 – 17:50 Discussion

 

DAY 2 Saturday 21.03.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX

WORKSHOP SESSION. A NEW GENERATION OF COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHMS.

Presenters: M. Szlag, M.A., G. Zwierzchow, Ph.D

10:00 – 10:20 Does one percent matter and when is it worth fighting for – computational formalisms in brachytherapy and the consequences of their use. Dr. G. Zwierzchowsk

10:20 – 10:40 New algorithms – legal status. M. Szlag, M.A

10:40 – 11:10 Sponsorship lecture – VARIAN

11:10 – 13:00 Workshops / Tour of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center