ABS

A Focus on the Future Symposium

The keynote speaker and panelists discuss the real-world challenges faced by brachytherapy teams in clinical practice. The discussion covers topics including avoiding burnout, building a high-functioning team, and leadership.

SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel: Improving Outcomes and Efficiencies with a Hydrogel Spacer

Sponsored by Boston Scientific Join Dr. Neil Taunk, MD, MSCTS for a session on the innovative technology designed to reduce side effects associated with prostate cancer radiation therapy.

Beyond Brachytherapy: The Dawn of Interventional Radiotherapy presented by Maartin ter Mors

Sponsored by Elekta

Scientific Session: GYN Snap Oral I

Scientific Session: GYN Snap Oral II

Moderators: Sushil Beriwal, MD, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Samantha Simiele, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Breast Session II: The Great Debate - Why Choose Breast Brachytherapy?

Kara Romano, MD, University of Virginia Douglas Arthur, MD, FABS, Virginia Commonwealth University Sarah Sittenfeld, MD, University of Cincinnati Imran Zoberi, MD, Washington University School of Medicine

Prostate Session II: Advanced Techniques for Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Manuj Agarwal, MD, University of Pennsylvania Marisa Kollmeier, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Abhisehek Solanki, MD, MS, Loyola University Chicago/Edward Hines VA Juanita Crook, MD, FABS, BC Cancer Agency Gerard Morton, MD, FABS

Scientific Session: Miscellaneous Proffered Papers I

Moderators: Naru Lamichhane, PhD, University of Maryland Medical Center Bansi Savla, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center

GYN Session II: How to Select the Best Hybrid Applicator

Emma Fields, MD, VCU Cancer Center Varian Free Hand Jill Remick, Emory University Elekta Elizabeth Kidd, MD, Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto 3D Printed

Physics Session II: Good Catch! Improving Patient Safety in Brachytherapy

Laura Doyle, PhD Elaine Dziemianowicz, MS Y. Jessica Huang, PhD, University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Center Susan Richardson, PhD, Swedish Cancer Institute Jacqueline Zoberi, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine

Scientific Session: GYN Proffered Papers II

Moderators: Christine Fisher, MD, MPH, University of Colorado Lilie Lin, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Scientific Session: Prostate Snap Oral I

Moderators: Arun Goel, MD, University of Pennsylvania Marisa Kollmeier, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Scientific Session: Prostate Proffered Papers II

Prostate Session III: Optimizing Patient Outcomes with Practical Management Strategies

Andrew Farach, MD, Houston Methodist Hospital Brian Moran, MD, FABS, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago Chad Tang, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Manuj Agarwal, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Physics Session III_Innovations in Brachytherapy Physics

Moderator: Matt Giles Panelists: Xiaofeng Yang, PhD, Cedric Belanger, MSc, William Song, PhD,

GYN Session III: Which Imaging is Best for Image-Guided Brachytherapy? Pros and Cons of CT, MRI and TRUS

Jessica Huang, PhD, University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Center Mitchell Kamrava, MD, UCLA Lilie Lin, MD Anderson Cancer Center CT Shari Damast, MD, Yale School of Medicine MRI Neil Taunk, MD, MS, University of Pennsylvania Ultrasound

Miscellaneous III: Brachytherapy on the Frontier

Subhakar Mutyala, MD, Arizona Oncology Puja Venkat, MD, UCLA William Morrison, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Gordon McLennan, MD, UC Health University of Colorado Hospital Phillip Devlin, MD, FABS, Harvard Medical School