Science Sessions Presentations
SESSION A1: BREAST BRACHYTHERAPY IN THE HEAT OF COMPETITION

Overview of APBI Phase III Trials: Validation of the APBI Concept According to the Irradiation Technique Used
Atif J. Khan

Breast Brachytherapy "State-of-the-Art"
Robert R. Kuske

Salvage Brachytherapy as a New Indication After Previous BCT
Jean-Michel Hannoun-Levi

Why Choose Brachytherapy and Not External Beam RT or IORT?
Csaba Polgár

Results of APBI Clinical Trials Using Intracavitary Single- and Multi-Channel Breast Brachytherapy Applicators
Frank A. Vicini

SESSION B1: GYNECOLOGY - 100 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, NEW CHALLENGES

Vaginal Cylinders for Modern Brachytherapy
D. Jeffrey Demanes

The Overall Concept for Definitive Endometrium Radiotherapy
Subhakar Mutyala

Modern Interstitial Techniques
Umesh Mahantshetty

The New ICRU/GEC-ESTRO Report in Clinical Practice
Christian Kirisits






SESSION C1: PHYSICS - ADDING CERTAINTY TO SAFETY

State-of-the-Art in Brachytherapy Dose Calculation
Luc Beaulieu

Clinical Uncertainties: What Is the Magnitude?
Kari Tanderup

Advancements in Real-Time Imaging for Brachytherapy
Frank-André Siebert

In Vivo Dosimetry in Brachytherapy: Feasible and Needed?
Annette Haworth


SESSION D1: WHAT MAKES BRACHYTHERAPY SO EXCITING?

Why Patients Should Choose Brachytherapy
Vincenzo Valentini

The Awareness to Cure Patients
Phillip M. Devlin

The Organ-Sparing Capacity of Brachytherapy
Peter Grimm

The Portfolio of Technical Innovations
Yasuo Yoshioka

SESSION E1: PROSTATE CANCER: IS PROVEN QUALITY AN ARGUMENT?

LDR, HDR, or PDR - Crossroads
Janusz Skowronek

Why Choose Brachytherapy and Not EBRT?
Mitchell Kamrava

Is LDR Brachytherapy Still an Option for Developing Countries?
André-Guy Martin

The Role of HDR Monotherapy for Intermediate-/High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
John K. Hayes, Jr.

The Role of HDR Boost for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
Ferrán Guedea

Prostate Cancer Results Study Group 2014 - Results Comparing Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Peter Grimm

SESSION F1: PALLIATIVE BRACHYTHERAPY - A CARE FOR PATIENTS

Brachytherapy Against Deadly Threat: Dyspnea
Subhakar Mutyala

"Rendez-Vous" as a Solution for Billary Duct Cancer
Janusz Skowronek

Palliative Brachytherapy of Head and Neck Cancer - When, Why, How?
Antonio Cássio Assis Pellizzon













SESSION G1: NEW HORIZONS - BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES

Can Protons Replace Eye Brachytherapy?
Richard Pötter

High-Dose-Rate Intraoperative Radiation Therapy: The Nuts and Bolts of Staring a Program, and New Directions
Joseph M. Herman

CT-Guided HDR Brachytherapy in Oligometastases
Jens Ricke

HDR and SBRT: Competitive Treatments?
Ferrán Guedea




SESSION H1: HIDDEN HEROES OF BRACHYTHERAPY: UNDERVALUED TECHNIQUES

Penile Carcinoma - Organ Preservation With Brachytherapy
Vratislav Strnad

Bladder Cancer: Is Brachytherapy an Alternative for Cystectomy?
Bradley R. Pieters

Sarcoma: Benefit From Brachytherapy in Curative Intention
Antonio Cássio Assis Pellizzon

Interstitial Brachytherapy for Lung Cancer: Techniques and Results
Alexandra Stewart