As presented August 19, 2024
Member Content | Nursing
Join Paula Berner, BS, CMD, FAAMD, for the second webinar in the series Brachytherapy 101. This series is designed to look at multiple aspects of brachytherapy with the intent of increasing the attendee’s knowledge base or providing a basic review of brachytherapy principles. This series is suitable for any member of the radiation oncology / brachytherapy team who desires to have a better understanding of brachytherapy. The Basics of Brachytherapy Treatment Planning will cover the following 4 topics; implant localization and source identification, designing a treatment plan for the patient based upon the applicators used, evaluation of dose distributions for tumor coverage and for the doses received to surrounding critical structures, and finally, evaluating the treatment plan in terms of the number of fractions for any future treatments that are to be given to the same site.
As presented April 15, 2024
Member Content | RTT
As presented March 18, 2024
Member Content | Dosimetrist
As presented February 26, 2024
Member Content | Nursing
This webinar on brachytherapy patient coordination is intended for nurses as well as others on brachytherapy teams, including physicians. It will focus heavily on coordination of care for gynecologic and prostate interstitial brachytherapy, including timing procedures with other therapies, comorbidity management and other patient considerations. Preoperative patient education will also be addressed.
