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Saturday

May 07

08:00 - 08:40

Room D5

Monte Carlo dose calculation in modern day radiotherapy

Chair: Jenny Bertholet, Switzerland

Session Code: 1060

Session Type: Teaching lecture

Track: Physics

15:00 - 15:15

Against the motion rebuttal: Brachytherapy Boost for Prostate Cancer - A Diminishing Solution

Presentation Number: SP-0032

Abstract

Abstract Title:

Against the motion rebuttal: Brachytherapy Boost for Prostate Cancer - A Diminishing Solution

Authors:

Jarad Martin¹, Mark Sidhom², David Pryor³, Colin Tang⁴, Amy Hayden⁵, Andrew Miller⁶, Swetha Sridaran⁷, Yuvnik Trada⁷, Anne Capp⁸, Peter Greer⁹, Paul Keall¹⁰, Shankar Siva¹¹, Jonathan Tomaszewski¹²

¹Calvary Mater Newcastle, Department of Radiation Oncology, Newcastle, Australia; ²Liverpool Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sydney, Australia; ³Princess Alexandra Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Brisbane, Australia; ⁴5D Clinics, Radiation Oncology, Perth, Australia; ⁵Westmead Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Sydney, Australia; ⁶Illawarra Cancer Care Centre, Radiation Oncology, Wollongong, Australia; ⁷Calvary Mater Newcastle, Radiation Oncology, Newcastle, Australia; ⁸GenesisCare Gateshead, Radiation Oncology, Newcastle, Australia; ⁹University of Newcastle, Medical Physics, Newcastle, Australia; ¹⁰University of Sydney, Image X Institute, Sydney, Australia; ¹¹Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Radiation Oncology, Melbourne, Australia; ¹²Ballarat Austin Radiation Oncology Centre, Radiation Oncology, Ballarat, Australia

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Abstract Text

Prostate cancer dose escalation was pioneered in the 1980s and 90s with brachytherapy. As external beam approaches have become more sophisticated alongside better functional staging investigations and integration of systemic therapies, the use of brachytherapy has been declining world wide. Although we recognize the valuable lessons learnt from the brachytherapy literature, the field is evolving in different directions which we will explore in this debate.