The training course was aimed at medical students in advanced clinical training (6th–10th semesters) at the beginning of their training. The event was conducted in each case by two radiation oncologists and a student assistant.
We defined the following learning objectives for our hands-on workshop: trainees should be enabled to
We defined the following learning objectives for our hands-on workshop: trainees should be enabled to
correctly perform the clinical examination of the female breast, localize the tumor bed, and describe clinical findings in technical terms;
describe the principles of brachytherapy and its areas of application in breast cancer in consideration of alternative radiation techniques;
perform correctly the implantation of single-leader catheters in predefined positions for breast brachytherapy;
assess the accuracy of the catheter position a) relative to the tumor bed and b) relative to each other;
describe the target volume for breast cancer brachytherapy; and
evaluate the actual implanted catheter position in terms of the resulting dose distribution.
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