6th Annual Conference of Indian Brachytherapy Society 2016 (IBSCON 2016) Proceedings
نویسندگان
چکیده
The theme of the conference was " Brachytherapy – an Immortal Art ". The pre-conference workshop (26 th August 2016) was conducted at Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai. The workshop included live hands-on demonstration of interstitial brachyther-apy procedures for oropharyngeal cancer (base of tongue), and intra-operative brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcoma of gluteal region. The procedures were performed by the national experts in the operating room and beamed live to the hall. The entire procedure, imaging, principles of planning, plan evaluation, and tips & tricks were explained to the delegates. The workshop was attended by approximately 250 delegates. The next two days (27 th and 28 th August 2016) of the conference was held at Hyatt Regency , Chennai, India. These 2 days were dedicated to new horizons in brachytherapy including brachy-physics, radiobiology, clinical research, clinical outcome, and ongoing research. The conference was attended by 300 delegates, which has been the largest meeting ever for the IBS. The scientific programme was an academic feast to all the delegates as we had an incredible gathering of renowned National and International faculties sharing their brachytherapy experiences. Professor Richard Pötter from Medical University Vienna, known for his pioneering research and exemplary contribution in the field of 'image guided brachytherapy', delivered the 'key note address'. During the inaugural ceremony, a brachytherapy specialists section of IBS and the new IBS website was inaugurated. Apart from invited scientific deliberations, best paper, proffered papers, and posters were discussed. The details of various sessions are as shown in the scientific program. The highlights of the 1 st day included recent advances in brachytherapy sources, need for quality assurance programs, radiobiology of HDR brachytherapy, key note address, GYN brachy session with introduction of ICRU 89, Indian experience of IGABT, recent advances in treatment of endometrial cancer, breast brachytherapy advances, especially APBI and its current status, brachytherapy in ophthalmic tumors and pediatric tumors, and an interesting debate on robotic surgery versus brachytherapy in prostate cancers. The 1 st day was concluded by the general assembly of the IBS. The 2 nd day conference included the best paper presentations, poster discussions, head and neck brachytherapy update on nasopharyngeal cancer experience in India, salvage brachytherapy options and ongoing research studies, and other brachytherapy accessible sites including esophageal, endo-bronchial and endo-biliary cancers. During the conference, around 36 selected abstracts were discussed about best paper, proffered paper, and poster discussion sessions. Indian Brachytherapy Society …
منابع مشابه
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Science and Social Research (CSSR)(Malaysia)
متن کامل
Identifying important regions in EEG epilepsy brain networks.
The human brain has been called the most complex object in the known universe and in many ways it constitutes the final frontier of science. Lately, the functional connectivity in human brain has been regarded and studied as a complex network using electroencephalography (EEG) signals. This means that the brain is studied as a connected system, where nodes represent different specialized brain ...
متن کاملAttitude and practice of brachytherapy in India: a study based on the survey amongst attendees of Annual Meeting of Indian Brachytherapy Society.
PURPOSE We performed a survey amongst attendees of the 4(th) Annual Meeting of Indian Brachytherapy Society to study the patterns of brachytherapy practice and attitude towards brachytherapy use. MATERIAL AND METHODS A 19-point questionnaire was designed and e-mailed to the attendees immediately after the conference. Descriptive analysis of the responses were done and satisfaction index was u...
متن کاملPublications of the University of Eastern Finland
The 48th Annual Conference of Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society (NES) is organized by the Finnish Ergonomics Society (FES) together with University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, and with co-organizers Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and Savonia, University of Applied Sciences. NES2016 conference gathers together researchers and practit...
متن کاملIdenti-wheez - A device for in-home diagnosis of asthma
Asthma is the most common chronic illness among children. The skills required to diagnose it make it an even greater concern. In this work, we present a child-friendly wearable device, which allows in-home diagnosis of asthma. The device acquires simultaneous measurements from multiple stethoscopes. The recordings are then sent to a specialist who uses assistive diagnosis algorithms that enable...
متن کامل