Powerpoint Presentations
Program
Thursday 15 February 2018
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Varian User Group Meeting – Vitesse™ real-time planning for HDR brachytherapy
The focal point of the users meeting will be Vitesse™ real-time planning for HDR brachytherapy. Vitesse allows ultrasound-guided brachytherapy to be performed accurately and quickly in the operating room. With Vitesse, users can create and review the plan as the needles are inserted, allowing you to adjust their depth and positions to improve dose coverage and normal tissue sparing. By eliminating the need for CT, Vitesse enables the user to reduce the time to first fraction with less patient movement—users go from image capture to approved treatment plan in one integrated experience.
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
6th Oncentra Brachy User Group Meeting… Focus on Gynaecological Brachytherapy DownUNDER
The 6th Oncentra Brachy Users Group meeting will focus on GYN brachytherapy practices with Oncentra Brachy in Australia and New Zealand. You will be updated on our newest applicator, current practices and evidence based recommendations for treating GYN with Brachytherapy, a trip down memory lane to see the evolution of GYN planning, recent medical affairs data, commissioning practices , tips and tricks for planning GYN treatment’s with Oncentra Brachy and some interesting case studies. More details to follow.
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception, The Winery, Surry Hills
Friday 16 February 2018
8:00 am – 8:10 am
Welcome Address
Welcome address, Claire Dempsey, ABG ASM Convenor
Bronwyn Matheson, ABG President
8:15 am – 9:30 am
Review of Australian and New Zealand brachytherapy practices for cervical cancer
Claire Dempsey
Senior Medical Physicist, University of Newcastle
TRAK as a patient-specific QA tool in gynaecological cancer brachytherapy
Felix Bockelmann
Medical Physics Specialist , RSNH
GYN case studies
Ewa Juresic
Radiation Therapy Consultant, Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre
A Single Institution Review of Brachytherapy for Malignancies of the Vagina, Vulva and Urethra using Customised Mould Applicators and Interstitial Needles
Emily Flower
Senior Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist , Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre Westmead
A dosimetric comparison of cervical brachytherapy plans with and without HR-CTV and OAR volumes using MRI
Sylvia Hanna
Charge Brachytherapist Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre,
Telephone Follow-up after High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Gynaecological Cancers
Jodi Waugh
Radiation Therapist/ Clinical Specialist Brachytherapy, Calvary Mater Newcastle Department of Radiaton Oncology
9:30 am – 10:00 am
A randomised trial of non-selective versus selective adjuvant therapy in high risk apparent stage 1 endometrial cancer.
STATEC trial (A/Prof Alison Brand – Director of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital and Chair of ANZGOG
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Morning Tea
10:30 am – 11:00 am
3D dose distribution uncertainties when combining EBRT with brachytherapy in cervical cancer
Dr Bradley Pieters, Head of Brachytherapy Department at the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Current Status of Treatment Verification in HDR Brachytherapy: A report from the 1st ESTRO Physics Workshop
Ryan Smith
Senior Medical Physicist, Alfred Health Radiation Oncology
Wireless MOSkin Dosimetry for In-vivo Rectal Monitoring during HDR Prostate Brachytherapy
Dean Cutajar
Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong
BrachyView: verification of LDR brachytherapy patient plans
Taylah Brennen
PhD Student, University of Wollongong
Implementing a Dose Verification Program for HDR Plans
Samane Golmakani
Medical Physicist , Alfred Health Radiation Oncology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, 3004 VIC, Australia
Post-Upgrade Verification of the Variseed Treatment Planning System for LDR Prostate Brachytherapy (Version 8.0.2 to 9.0.1)
Mahsheed Sabet
Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Registrar, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Dosimetric validation of the AgX-100 I-125 seeds for ROPES eye plaques brachytherapy
Claire Pagulayan
Medical Physics Registrar, Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Patient Safety – Luck or Skill?
Patient Safety – Luck or Skill?
Susan Richardson
Medical Physicist, Swedish Cancer Institute
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Commissioning a Varian Leipzig-style applicator for HDR brachytherapy
Paul Reich
Medical Physicist, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Commissioning of a Freiburg Flap for large superficial contact treatments
Andrew Howie
Senior Medical Physics Specialist, St George Hospital Cancer Care Centre
Commissioning of Flexitron HDR Unit and Gynaecology Applicators
Emma Dyce
ROMP registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of Wollongong
Detecting source position discrepancies/inconsistencies during commissioning of a Venezia applicator
Simon Downes
Chief Physicist, Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW
Multi Channel Vaginal Applicator: Commissioning and a novel optimisation method
Emma Dyce
ROMP registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of Wollongong
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon Tea
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Advancing techniques and technology in modern brachytherapy
Dr Bradley Pieters, Head of Brachytherapy Department at the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
ABG Annual General Meeting
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Conference Dinner
Saturday 17 February 2018
7:30 am – 8:00 am
Student Workshop: Preparing for brachytherapy exams
Simon Downes and Susan Richardson
8:00 am – 8:05 am
Welcome (Claire Dempsey, ABG ASM Convenor)
8:05 am – 9:30 am
Seed Masterclass
Presentation 1 – Dr David Malouf, Urologist
Presentation 2 – Dr Mira Keyes, University of British Columbia
Presentation 3 – Dr Mira Keyes, University of British Columbia
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Prostate brachytherapy and the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry
Prof Jeremy Millar
Radiation Oncologist, Alfred Health Radiation Oncology
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Morning Tea
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Risk based implementation of real-time HDR prostate brachytherapy quality management
Joel Poder
Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Specialist, St George Cancer Care Centre
A Comparison of Individual and Average Catheter Displacement Correction for Prostate HDR Brachytherapy Boost: An Initial Analysis.
Benjamin Hindson
Radiation oncologist , Canterbury Regional Cancer and Haematology Service
Epworth Radiation Oncology Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy Program
Thang Nguyen
Radiation Therapist, Epworth Radiation Oncology
An Insight into 4D Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study
Emma Fitzgerald
Radiation Therapist, Epworth Radiation Oncology
Focal brachytherapy for prostate cancer: our experience so far
Thang Nguyen
Radiation Therapist, Epworth Radiation Oncology
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Focal Irreversible Electroporation as salvage treatment for prostate cancer: A prospective pilot study FIRE
A pilot study evaluating focal irreversible electroporation as treatment for participants with recurrent prostate cancer after radiotherapy. FIRE study,
Dr John Chang
Urology Fellow, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
The Great Debate (SBRT IS THE NEW BRACHYTHERAPY)
A/Prof Jarad Martin, Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital
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Dr Joseph Bucci, St George Hospital
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Brachytherapy at the Royal Adelaide Hospital 2017 – an RT perspective
Lyndal Newmarch
Senior Radiation Therapist, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Implementation of unique brachytherapy suite setup with enhanced security features in a brand new integrated cancer centre building
Kurian George
Medical Physicist, Peter Mac Cancer Centre
Application of 3D printed surface mould for skin cancer brachytherapy
Adam Yeo
Senior Medical Physicist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & RMIT University
Skin Brachytherapy using Freiburg flap: A UK perspective
Lynsey Hamlett
ROMP, Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Treatment plan dosimetric impact after catheter stretch during multi-catheter interstitial breast brachytherapy
Shelley Pearson
Radiation Therapist , Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre
Optically stimulated luminescent dosimetry for skin dose verification in breast brachytherapy
Claire Dempsey
Senior Medical Physicist, University of Newcastle
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon Tea
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Focal therapy for prostate cancer
Dr Bradley Pieters, Head of Brachytherapy Department at the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm