Venue:  Oncology Lecture Hall Coordinator: Dr. Mohammad Al-Shabanah Faculty: Alphonse Taghian, Mohammad Al Shabanah, Yasser Khafaga, Manal Awidh and Ahmad El-Ashwah Recommended CE Course: CEC2 entitled "Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer"

Target Audience:

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

Workshop Description:

This is a Show-and-Tell workshop where participants will walk through step-by-step demonstration of various aspects of breast radiotherapy.  Radiation therapy planning for difference cases (intact breast, boost, chest wall, nodes) will be chosen to demonstrate clinically relevant issues. The workshop will include:

• Contouring RTOG vs. ESTRO (target, heart, lung….etc.)
• Planning and conforming to target volume and avoidance of OAR
• Various techniques (3D, IMRT, Photon-electron)
• Active interaction between faculty and audience related to standardization and treatment planning will be encouraged.