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Brachytherapy to Receive Subspecialty Designation
A new certification process through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) will give physicians who practice brachytherapy the ability to demonstrate special recognition of their skills and experience, according to a presentation by Beth Erickson, MD, of the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Paul Wallner, DO, associate executive director for radiation oncology for the American Board of Radiology.
"We believe that brachytherapy is a legitimate and important subspecialty of radiation oncology. It has a specialized set of skills and proficiencies," Dr. Wallner said.
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Presentations Available through ABS Live Learning Center Unable to attend all the sessions? Missed the meeting altogether? You can now access many of the sessions through the ABS Live Learning Center! Visit abs.sclivelearningcenter.com to check out many of the exciting sessions, including:
Your Practice in the Future: New Focused Practice Initiative in Brachytherapy Beth Erickson, MD & Paul E. Wallner, DO Difficult Cases in Breast Brachytherapy Moderator: Robert Kuske, MD Panelists: Peter Beitsch, MD, FACS; Dave Wazer, MD Updates in Breast Brachytherapy Dave Wazer, MD Plenary Session: Top Four Abstracts Discussant: Dave Wazer, MD (Breast) SAVI Research Presented at ABS Comparison of Target Breast Volume Treated for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) Devices The first data to be presented from the SAVI Collaborative Research Project, this study consisted of a retrospective review of 294 patients treated with SAVI to evaluate the size of treated target breast tissue and compare it to published data for other available devices.
View abstract On the Feasibility of Treating to a 1.5 cm PTV for Accelerated Partial Breast Brachytherapy With a Commercial Single Entry Hybrid Applicator Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center evaluated the dosimetric parameters when performing a 1.5 cm PTV_Eval expansion for patients treated with the SAVI applicator.
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