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BrachyBytes Editorial Advisory Board
Deanna Attai, M.D.
Robert Kuske, M.D. Jay Reiff, Ph.D.
Dan Scanderbeg, Ph.D. Catheryn Yashar, M.D.
Vic Zannis, M.D.
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Upcoming Events
Breast Cancer Symposium
September 13-15, 2012
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
San Francisco, CA
ABS School of Breast Brachytherapy
September 13-14, 2012
Mandarin Oriental
Las Vegas, NV
Website
ASTRO
October 28-31, 2012
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Boston, MA
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Making the Most of Your Educational Resources: 
How to use BEST Forum.
Whether it is a radiation oncologist, surgeon, or primary care physician
the one thing they can agree upon
is the ultimate focus of providing the best possible care for their patients. One way to insure this is by remaining current on the latest techniques, innovations and data. This can be an enormous challenge when faced with all of the demands associated with being in medical practice and providing patient care. Medical society conferences, journals, industry resources and colleagues are all valuable resources for this information but sifting through the volume of what is available can often be a costly use of time. The acquisition of new information, and the associated time involved are considerable challenges; are physicians making the most of the information and the time spent accruing it?
While the Best Forum website is a valuable resource for current information its usefulness goes beyond that. The available white papers and slides are suitable for use in grand rounds and tumor board settings. Read More
Be sure to check out Volume 1: Practical Application of Patient Selection Criteria with Robert Kuske, MD, FAACE. Coming in September, Volume 2: Lower Toxicities with Strut-Based Brachytherapy: 4 Year Results with Dr. Catheryn Yashar, MD. |
SAVI Posters at BC3
Physicians from the SAVI Collaborative Research Group presented data on two topics demonstrating favorable results
with strut-based brachytherapy at BC3 last month.
The first poster presented focused on the results of 267 DCIS patients treated with APBI using strut-based brachytherapy. The study concluded that APBI delivered with a strut-based device provides excellent local control for patients with DCIS. Furthermore, excellent dosimetry was achieved resulting in low toxicity rates. Read More
The second poster presented was an update of four-year data on the SAVI applicator with 70 patients. The poster concluded that strut-based brachytherapy is a well-tolerated and effective treatment for early-stage breast cancer, resulting in favorably low recurrence rates and minimal acute and late toxicities. The poster also points out that strut-based brachytherapy allows more women to have the choice of APBI. Read More |
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BEST Forum Symposium Videos from BC3
Last month at BC3, a BEST Forum
Symposium examining the latest in
breast brachytherapy data was held.
If you weren't among the attendees,
you can still access the education session online for free!
To view the presentation, Emerging Strut-based Brachytherapy Data and How It Impacts Your Patient, click here
The video features talks from two leading breast surgeons on both clinical and patient education topics related to breast brachytherapy. Strut-based Brachytherapy: Data Update, Patient Selection and Surgical Technique Discussing APBI with Your Patients Utilizing the Latest Brachytherapy Data Deanna Attai, MD
Be sure to share this information with a colleague! And don't forget to check out www.theBESTForum.com for more information.
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