Abstract
The first international ecancer conference on oncology and radiotherapy was held in Santiago de Chile on 6 and 7 May 2016. It was chaired by Dr Beatriz Amendola, Professor Gordon McVie and Professor Umberto Veronesi. Specialists from Europe and America were invited as guest lecturers.Over 300 people are attended the conference from all areas of oncology, doctors, physicists, medical technologists, nurses, residents, students, social workers, journalists, pharmaceutical chemists, from all over the country and abroad, including India. The success was achieved as a result of the multidisciplinary approach to the pathologies, which prompted significant interest from the audience.The ‘eContouring’ course (radio-oncologists) was taken by a large number of participants, the result of great interest in the subject, and the undoubtable merit of the guest instructors.For the opening ceremony, we were honoured with the presence of Professor Gordon McVie, Founder of ecancer, Dr Beatriz Amendola, President of the symposium and Dr Jorge Jimenez, President of Foro Nacional de Cancer Chile, and former Minister of Health.
Highlights
Dr Marco Amendola of the ‘Innovative Cancer Institute’, discussed imaging techniques in lung cancer, referring to the staging, the follow-up and restaging, highlighting the importance of imaging for the organisation of radiotherapy, using the different techniques, the use of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT)
The themes were presented in a multidisciplinary manner, in which all of the pillars involved in the treatment of cancer were included, such as surgery, radiotherapy, and medical oncology
An ‘eContouring’ course was conducted, supported by Varian Medical Systems and EduCase, as well as ASTRO (American Society for Radiation Oncology). This event was held in high regard by the community of oncology professionals in Chile, as it allowed for a multidisciplinary focus such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy in the management of patients with cancer
Summary
Dr Marco Amendola of the ‘Innovative Cancer Institute’, discussed imaging techniques in lung cancer, referring to the staging, the follow-up and restaging, highlighting the importance of imaging for the organisation of radiotherapy, using the different techniques, the use of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT). In the module discussing breast cancer and global radiotherapy, Dr Maria Laplana of the Catalan Institute of Oncology presented a conference on IORT (intraoperative radiotherapy), SBRT (stereotactic body radiation therapy), and HDR-IGBT (high-dose rate image-guided brachytherapy), comparing the different techniques and discussing the statistics regarding them.
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