BioProtect - Rethinking Rectal Spacing: How Advances in Spacer Technology Are Expanding Our Understanding of Spacer Quality, Treatment Precision and Patient Outcomes

Speaker(s)

Shawn Zimberg, MD - Advanced Radiation Centers of New York

Daniel Song, MD - Johns Hopkins University

Jonathan Tward, MD, PhD, FASTRO - Huntsman Cancer Institute

session DESCRIPTION

This session explores how advances in spacer technology are moving the conversation beyond simply creating separation to understanding spacer quality, treatment precision, and long-term patient outcomes. Leading experts will review emerging evidence on the relationship between spacer geometry and quality, dosimetry, treatment stability, and quality of life, while discussing how these insights may influence clinical decision-making. The symposium will conclude with practical considerations for incorporating contemporary rectal spacing into prostate radiotherapy and the future of spacer evaluation.

Livestream: https://projection.zoom.us/j/82689424091?pwd=D450Yx4MbNU8MwhLgbzEbYZLYm3jBD.1