SESSION A2: BRACHYTHERAPY IN GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS: CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENTS
 Transition From 2D to 3D Brachytherapy in Cervical Cancers: The Vienna Experience
Richard Pötter
Implementation in Clinical Practice: Challenges in Developing Economies
Umesh Mahantshetty
Imaging Modalities: Current Challenges and Future Directions
Johannes C. Athanasios Dimopoulos
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SESSION B2: BREAST BRACHYTHERAPY: STATE-OF-THE-ART AND CHALLENGING PERSPECTIVES
Breast Brachytherapy: State-of-the-Art and Challenging Perspectives
Jean-Michel Hannoun-Levi
Brachytherapy for Breast Cancer: Which Device for Which Patient?
Robert R. Kuske
How to Prevent/Avoid Late Side Effects
Csaba Polgár
Challenges Faced in Setting Up a Breast Brachytherapy Service
Johann Tang
Breast Brachytherapy: How to Allay Fears of Patients and Colleagues, and What Are Our Expectations for the Future?
Vratislav Strnad
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SESSION C2: BUILDING A GLOBAL BRACHYTHERAPY COMMUNITY
How to Develop a Brachytherapy Community: The Need for an Interconnected Global Community for Brachytherapy
Tim R. Williams
The International Cancer Expert Corps: A Peace Corps for Oncology
C. Norman Coleman
Challenges and Accomplishments for Globalization of Brachytherapy: The (GEC)-ESTRO Perspective
Richard Pötter
Radioactive Seed Brachytherapy in China: Lessons From the First 14 Years (Pt. 1)
Junjie Wang
Radioactive Seed Brachytherapy in China: Lessons From the First 14 Years (Pt. 2)
Furquan Zhang
The Concept of an Interconnected Global Brachytherapy Community
André-Guy Martin
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SESSION D2: EMBRACING THE KNOWLEDGE OF RADIOBIOLOGY AND RADIATION
The EQD2 Concept for Practical Reporting of Cervix Brachytherapy
Christian Kirisits
Background of Brachytherapy for Different Sites
Alexandra Stewart
Hidden Issues in the Use of LQ and Other Models
William H. McBride
Operator Training in HDR Brachytherapy: Preventing Treatment Errors
Zoubir Ouhib
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SESSION E2: DEVELOPING A BRACHYTHERAPY PROGRAM
How to Start a Brachytherapy Program: It Depends on Where You Live!
Tim R. Williams
Starting a Brachytherapy Program in Government-Controlled Healthcare Systems
Razvan Galalae
Building a Brachytherapy Program in Developed Countries Outside of the USA and Europe
Keith H.C. Lim
The Process of Care, Reimbursement Potential, Program Costs, and Pro Forma for Starting a New Brachytherapy Program in the USA
Tim R. Williams
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SESSION F2: CHALLENGES IN ADVANCING YOUR PROSTATE PRACTICE
Are We Going in the Right Direction? Expectations of a Better Cure and Survival Gain With HDR Brachytherapy
John K. Hayes, Jr.
Would SBRT Hypofractionated Approach Be as Good? Then Why Bother With Brachytherapy?
Yasuo Yoshioka
Can We Salvage Local Recurrence With Brachytherapy Better Than With Surgery or SBRT?
D. Jeffrey Demanes
Is Focal Therapy Really the Right Step Forward?
Mitchell Kamrava
Advancing Your Prostate Practice: Could a Robotic Telemanipulator Integrated to Functional Imaging Be of Help?
André-Guy Martin
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SESSION G2: BRACHYTHERAPY FOR HEAD & NECK AND SKIN TUMORS – CHALLENGE OR ROUTINE FOR PHYSICIAN AND PHYSICIST?
Surface Brachytherapy for Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinomas of the Skin
Michael E. Kasper
Head & Neck Brachytherapy: Primary or Salvage - When, Why, Who?
Vratislav Strnad
Interactive Session: Solve a Problem – Large-Volume Skin Brachytherapy - Scalp, Skin, Breast Wall, etc.
Alexandra Stewart
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SESSION H2: THE COMPELLING CASE FOR BRACHYTHERAPY IN THE PALLIATIVE SETTING
Re-irradiation of Lung Cancer: Undervalued Possibility
Janusz Skowronek
Re-irradiation Using HDR Interstitial Brachytherapy for Locally Recurrent Cervical Cancer
Yasuo Yoshioka
Esophageal Cancer: Is Combination With Surgery (Stents) or EBRT a Better Solution?
Razvan Galalae
Quality of Life: To Treat or Not to Treat?
Tim R. Williams
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