BrachyTerra
Global Access to Free Brachytherapy Education
★★★★★ 111 Reviews
SLCO Course on transition from 2D to 3D CT Guided Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer
Thelge Lakshitha Madushan Peiris
Its actually one of the best well organized brachytherapy course which i followed in my education pathway. Deep explanation with aid of clear pictures,diagrams and videos were helped to learn eeffectively.
Its actually one of the best well organized brachytherapy course which i followed in my education pathway. Deep explanation with aid of clear pictures,diagrams and videos were helped to learn eeffectively.
Read LessThis is a very good course.
K L Isuru Gunawardhana
Excellent
R. M. Prasangika Madushani Rathnayake
Excellent
Excellent
Read LessVery relevant
Thushari Hapuarachchi
Good
Good
Read LessSLCO- ESTRO Course on transition from 2D to 3 D Image Guided Brachytherapy
Umagowry Sarawanamuttu
This is an excellent course. You could divide several pathways to follow the course after introduction lectures. Eg... for physiotherapist more about applicator reconstruction, commissioning.... for Oncologists, more contouring...
This is an excellent course. You could divide several pathways to follow the course after introduction lectures. Eg... for physiotherapist more about applicator reconstruction, commissioning.... for Oncologists, more contouring...
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C.M. Vidanapathirana
I look forward to many more such programme like this.
Mrs.P. Pirabalini
It was the first programme that i benefited from during my service. It was enough to acquire various knowledge on Brachytherapy. Thank you.
It was the first programme that i benefited from during my service. It was enough to acquire various knowledge on Brachytherapy. Thank you.
Read LessThank you for all this effort
Amal Ahmed Fouad Halim
Special thanks to Prof Petrik
Special thanks to Prof Petrik
Read LessComprehensive and helpful
Shreya Singh
Organised information
Kalaranjani M.
Idea of non profit in terms of knowledge and teaching is remarkable, Course quality and faculties skill of expressing the content is way too fantastic to listen. Thank you
Idea of non profit in terms of knowledge and teaching is remarkable, Course quality and faculties skill of expressing the content is way too fantastic to listen. Thank you
Read Lessoutstanding presentation and material
YASHASWINI SHIVASHANKARA
very useful to upgrade practice
very useful to upgrade practice
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Why do we support BrachyTerra?
Countries with limited radiotherapy resources carry most of the global burden of cervical cancer, but dissemination of new knowledge & therapies is often limited there. Working with national societies, BrachyTerra brings education from international experts to colleagues around the globe. Content is tailored to promote best treatments under specific conditions. It is exciting to witness so many people collaborate with a common incentive: to help patients worldwide.
Rationale
With conventional brachytherapy, local control of cervix cancer is ~75-95% in early and 30-65% in advanced tumours.
MRI guided brachytherapy gives impressive results: in EMBRACE-I study, local control was 98% to 90% for stage I to IV. Morbidity was low.
CT-guided brachytherapy is a low-cost alternative to MRI approach. Early experience is favorable.
Motivation
~604 000 women were diagnosed and 342 000 died from cervix cancer in 2020. Low-middle income countries carry ~90% of this burden.
In addition to vaccination and screening, access to treatment is central to the WHO global initiative for elimination of cervical cancer.
Mission
To disseminate knowledge on cervix cancer radiotherapy with emphasis on image guided brachytherapy.
We design courses in collaboration with professional societies from countries with high cervix cancer incidence and/or low radiotherapy resources.
Primoz Petric
Founder & BrachyTerra Program Director
I founded BrachyTerra. I am Radiation Oncologist at the University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland, and Assoc. Prof. at the Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. From 2009-2022 I was teaching at the ESTRO course on gynaecological cancer. I teach at other events, including IAEA courses and several workshops. I am member of Gyn GEC ESTRO Working Group and EMBRACE study group. I was consultant to the ICRU 89 Report, and authored many scientific works, book chapters, guidelines, and conference lectures.
Christian Kirisits
BrachyTerra Program Director
I am lead Brachytherapy Physicist at the Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna.
I (co-)authored >150 peer-reviewed articles and made numerous contributions to conference proceedings, as a book editor and as invited speaker at international conferences.
I was chairman of the GEC ESTRO Committee. I was faculty member at the ESTRO Course on Gynaecological cancer and several other periodic and non-periodic teaching courses. I was Coordinator of the Committee for the ICRU 89 report and I am one of Coordinators of the EMBRACE I & II studies.
Ina J Schulz
BrachyTerra Program Director
Ina Jürgenliemk-Schulz graduated in Biology at the University of
Bochum, Germany in 1983. After medical study she received her MD
from the same University in 1989 and completed her PhD in 1990. She
is staff radiation oncologist at UMCU in The Netherlands. Concerning
clinical interest she specialized in external beam radiotherapy and
brachytherapy for gynecologic primary tumors and nodal disease. With
respect to technical developments she was leading physician during
the implementations of MRI guided brachytherapy and of MR Linac at
UMCU. From April 2020 to May 2022 she was chair of GEC-ESTRO.
Taran Paulsen Hellebust
BrachyTerra Program Director
Taran Paulsen Hellebust is a medical physicist that has been involved in GEC ESTRO gyn network since the start in 2005 and are participating in many of the activities that are run in this framework. She was part of the faculty of ESTRO gyn course until 2018. At the moment she is head of the Section for Research and Development (Department of Medical Physics) at Oslo University Hospital and an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo.
Umesh Mahantshetty
BrachyTerra Program Director
I am Director of Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Visakhapatnam. When I worked at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, I led the GYN Radiation Oncology group. I have been the Secretary of Indian Brachytherapy Society & member of Executive Committees of Association of Radiation Oncologists and GYN Oncologists of India since many years. I delivered many lectures at various forums. I am faculty member at ESTRO School for GYN cancers, Advanced Technologies, IAEA training Activities and Director of AROI – ESTRO Course in India.
I have ~200 publications, book chapters and international guidelines for Gyn Cancer. I was consultant to the ICRU 89 Report. January 2021 I was labelled “world expert” by Expertscape for being in the top 0.1% scholars in the field of Uterine Neoplasms in the past decade.
Ana Likar
BrachyTerra Administrative Assistant
I am a high school student studying in California, USA. I am extremely interested in the medical field as well as making education and treatment available internationally. I’m currently employed at a childcare facility, volunteer for children with disabilities, and serve economically disadvantaged families. At my school, I am part of the biology and neuropsychology clubs, educating myself on medical research and education and its status around the world.
