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Sep 29
Education

EDU 26 - Advanced Treatment Techniques of Stereotactic, Adaptive and Protons for Gynecologic Cancer - Tips, Tricks and Patient Selection

03:00pm - 04:00pm PT
Gynecological Cancer
Radiation and Cancer Physics

MODERATOR(S)

Elizabeth Kidd, MD - Stanford University

session DESCRIPTION

This session will discuss some of the newer treatment techniques, including stereotactic body radiation (SBRT), adaptive radiation therapy and protons being utilized in gynecologic cancer. These more novel treatment approaches offer expanded or alternative treatment options for cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer patients. Additionally, these more recently developed advanced treatments may also improve the therapeutic ratio by decreasing the incidental radiation dose to normal tissues, such as with adaptive radiation potentially allowing smaller margins and protons eliminating exit dose. Using SBRT to treat nodal recurrences or oligometastases will be covered along with hypofractionated approach to treating the pelvis in post-operative endometrial cancer. Additionally, the optimal gynecologic patients for CT- and MRI-based adaptive radiation therapy in the definitive and stereotactic setting will be covered. This session will also provide example workflows for optimizing the adaptive radiation therapy approach. As the centers offering proton therapy have expanded, this session will discuss the data and potential benefits for utilizing protons to treat oligometastases and pelvis or para-aortic regions in certain gynecologic cancer patients.

learning objectives

  1. Describe the different ways that stereotactic, adaptive and proton radiation are being utilized to treat gynecologic cancers.
  2. Discuss the important consideration and workflow for performing stereotactic, adaptive and proton radiation for gynecologic cancers.

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits: 1.00

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