Venue:  AlLazurd, Intercontinental Hotel Coordinator: Dr. Yasser Khafaga Faculty: Alphonse Taghian, Rita Pant, Yasser Khafaga, Dahish Ajarem, Ruud Pijnappel, E. Turgut Tali, Yassir Bahadur, Pedro Lara, Sergio Maluta, Dimitri Hristov

Course Aim:

Review of issues related to radiotherapy for breast cancer. It will cover epidemiology, clinical evaluation, radiotherapy indications, contraindications and complications. It will also cover the various radiotherapy parameters including target volume delineation (breast/boost region/chest wall/nodes/organs at risk).

Target Audience :

This course is aimed at radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists as well as other interested parties, who need updated overview of state of the art radiotherapy in breast cancer.

Lectures:

1. Review of All Female Breast Cancer Cases from the Saudi Cancer Registry, Dahish Ajarim
2. Imaging of Brachial Plexus, E. Turgut Tali
3. Imaging of the Axilla, Ruud Pijnappel
4. Breast Anatomy for Radiation Treatment, Rita Pant
5. Breast Boosts Techniques, Yassir Bahadur
6. Improving Breast Radiotherapy: from Imaging to Delivery, Dimitri Hristov
7. The Use of Proton Beam in The Treatment of Breast Cancer, Alphonse Taghian
8. Radiation Associated Second Breast Cancer, Yasser Khafaga
9. Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: The TARGIT Evidence, Pedro Lara
10. Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) in Breast Cancer Using Electrons, Sergio Maluta
11. Regional Lymph Nodes Radiation: Indications and Complications, Alphonse Taghian
12. CT-based Treatment Planning: Defining the Target for Breast Radiation, Alphonse Taghian

For more information please contact:
Josie Vasquez
Tel. No.: 011- 464-7272 ext: 24969
Email: vasquezj@kfshrc.edu.sa