Econtouring for Head and Neck Cancer Case Library

Econtouring for Head and Neck Cancer Case Library is organized by American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Course Opens: 01/16/2019
Course Expires: 01/15/2021

Accreditation:
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
The eContouring for Head and Neck Cancer Case Library contains 6 cases, case vingettes, and reference documents from cases from the 2017 ASTRO Annual Meeting. These cases give users the ability to practice contouring and to receive a metric score to compare the user's contours to that of expert faculty.

This Session Will Concentrate on Defining the Targets and Their Delineation and Prescribed Doses for Various Clinical Sites and Scenarios Within the Hn, Define Which Are the Critical Organs Whose Doses Should Be Reduced, What is the Trade-offs in Doses to These Organs Vs Doses to Targets and How We Should Address These Trade-offs. Contouring of Targets and Critical Organs Will Be Done by Participants, Then Reviewed by the Presenters and Discussed.

Learning Objectives:
• Define targets and organs at risk and their doses.
• Outline targets and organs at risk.
• Optimize target vs organ doses.