Date: 13th – 15th September 2023
Networking Dinner is planned on Thursday 14th September 2023 at 20.00.
13th September | |
14:00 | Introduction Dr Luca Tagliaferri, MD Prof. Piotr Wojcieszek, MD, PhD Prof. Janusz Ryś, MD, PhD (Head of National Research Institute of Oncology, Cracow) |
14:30 – 15:00 | Feasibility and Benefits of Interdisciplinary Cooperation Prof. Krzysztof Składowski, MD, PhD (Head of National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice) |
15:00 – 15:15 | Future Perspective of Interventional Radiotherapy in H&N Cancer Prof. Vratislav Strnad, MD, PhD |
15:15 – 15:25 | Interdisciplinary Cooperation in H&N Cancer: View of the Surgeon Prof. Francesco Bussu, MD, PhD |
15:25 – 15:35 | Interdisciplinary Cooperation in H&N Cancer: View of the IRT expert Dr Artur Chyrek, MD, PhD |
15:35 – 15:45 | Interdisciplinary Cooperation in H&N Cancer: View of the EBRT expert Dr Dominika Wojton-Dziewońska, MD |
15:45 – 15:55 | Interdisciplinary Cooperation in H&N Cancer: View of the IMPT expert Dr Tomasz Skóra, MD, PhD |
15:55 – 16:25 | Nasal Vestibule Malignancies – a Revolution in Motion Prof. Francesco Bussu, MD, PhD |
16:25 – 16:45 | Panel Discussion |
16:45 – 17:00 | Break |
17:00 – 17:20 | Role of the Physicist in the Multidisciplinary Team Frank Andre Siebert, MSc (online TBC) |
17:20 – 17:40 | Basics of Brachytherapy Physics Victor Gonzalez, MSc |
17:40 – 18:00 | New Developments in H&N Brachytherapy Physics Marta Szlag, MSc, PhD |
18:00 – 18:30 | Panel Discussion |
14th September | Away workshop |
08:00 | Bus trip to Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology in Gliwice (ca. 1.5 h) |
10:00 – 10:15 | CT and MR Imaging in H&N Cancers Radiologist (National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice) |
10:15 – 10:30 | PET/CT Imaging in H&N Cancers Dr Andrea d’Amico, MD, PhD |
10:30 – 10:45 | 3D-Printing in your Department – Step-by-Step Manual Grzegorz Bielęda, MSc, PhD (online) |
10:45 – 11:00 | Methods of Teaching Brachytherapy: Experience of BrachyAcademy Dr Elena Dizendorf, MD, PhD |
11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
11:30 – 13:00 | Visit in Gliwice Brachytherapy Department (workshop in groups – 45 min each) Group 1 – Planning in Brachytherapy: Artur Chyrek, Marta Szlag Group 2 – Individual Moulds Lab: Piotr Wojcieszek, Ewelina Gruszczyńska |
13:00 – 15:00 | Break |
15:00 | Bus trip back to Cracow (ca. 1.5 h) |
15th September | |
08:30 – 08:45 | Ocular Interventional Radiotherapy Dr Luca Tagliaferri, MD |
08:45 – 09:30 | Personalized HDR for Re-irradiation in H&N Recurrences: With or Without Surgery – Discussion Prof. Vratislav Strnad, MD, PhD Dr Luca Tagliaferri, MD Prof. Francesco Bussu, MD, PhD Dr Marta Urbańska-Gąsiorowska, MD, PhD |
09:30 – 11:00 | Tumour Board Simulation (plus online faculty) Cases 1 – 4 (local presenters) |
11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
11:30 – 12:00 | History Repeating – from LDR to Now Prof. Gyorgy Kovacs, MD, PhD |
12:00 – 12:20 | Results of HDR Brachytherapy Dr Adam Chicheł, MD, PhD |
12:20 – 12:40 | Results of PDR Brachytherapy Dr Artur Chyrek, MD, PhD |
12:40 – 13:00 | Salvage Brachytherapy in H&N Cancers Prof. Vratislav Strnad, MD, PhD |
13:00 – 13:30 | From a Planning CT to Radiation Delivery Ewelina Gruszczyńska, MSc, PhD |
13:30 – 14:00 | Break |
14:00 – 14:30 | Intensity Modulated Interventional Radiotherapy – Physical Aspects Victor Gonzalez, MSc |
14:30 – 15:00 | Parameters, Histograms, Doses – Panel Discussion Physics faculty plus Luca Tagliaferri, Piotr Wojcieszek & Vratislav Strnad |
15:00 – 15:30 | How do we see our Imaging? – an Introduction to the Application Panel Discussion |
15:30 – 16:00 | Application Techniques – Open approach (Neck / Recurrences): Dr Marta Urbańska-Gąsiorowska, MD, PhD – Interstitial Implant Technique: Dr Artur Chyrek, MD, PhD – Contact Brachytherapy: Surface Moulds and Endocavitary Applications: Prof. Piotr Wojcieszek, MD, PhD |
16:00 | Closing Remarks |