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SUMMARY:Recent developments in brachytherapy: forward and inverse planning
  of dose distributions
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060523T100000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060523T110000Z
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DESCRIPTION:An introduction to high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is given
  with emphasis on optimization methods. These methods aim to adapt the dos
 e distribution to the target volume and  flatten the dose distribution ins
 ide the target volume as much as possible. The differences between forward
  and inverse optimization will be presented. Since 1985 the author has bee
 n involved in the development of several methods for forward optimization.
 \nNowadays\, inverse optimization of the brachytherapy treatment plan is r
 apidly gaining interest.\nA method to evaluate and compare the results of 
 all these optimization methods will be presented\, using dose distribution
  properties derived from the cumulative and natural dose-volume histograms
  (DVHs) of the target- and implanted volume. Finally\, QRT is developing t
 he Visual Inverse Planning method VIP. This method allows rapid inverse op
 timization of complex brachytherapy cases by visual interaction of the tre
 atment planner with the dose distribution. The method will be explained us
 ing an HDR prostate implant.\n\nhttps://indico.ific.uv.es/event/804/
LOCATION:Edf. Institutos de Investigación Sala Seminarios IFIC
URL:https://indico.ific.uv.es/event/804/
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