2019 Rabat
EDUCATIONAL COURSE ON RADIOSURGERY
FRIDAY 22 November
09:00 – Session I – Basics
Moderator: Dr Chaou
- Introduction. Pr Elkhamlichi, Pr Motti
- Brief history of Radiosurgery. E. Motti
- Technical aspects of Leksell Gamma Knife® ICONTM. D. Porcheron
- Physics for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. D. Porcheron
- Fundamental differences between Gamma Knife and other Stereotactic Radiotherapy techniques (Linac etc.) M. Levivier
- What is Radiosurgery and what is not Radiosurgery!!! E. Motti
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 – Session II – Work Flow
Moderator: S. Ait Benali
- Gamma Knife in practice: Workflow. Y. Arkha
- Imaging for Radiosurgery: The Importance of quality. M. Jiddance & A. Melhaoui
- Single dose vs Fractionation: Radiobiological differences, for which indications? A. Melhaoui
12:30 Lunch
14:00 – Session III – Clinical Applications
- Vascular Diseases. A. Melhaoui
- Vestibular Schwannoma. J. Régis
- Adenomas / Craniopharyngiomas. Y. Arkha
- Meningiomas/others. P. Hanssens
16:00 Coffee break
16:15 – Session IV
- Malignant Tumors: Brain Metastasis and Gliomas. P. Hanssens
- Trigeminal Neuralgia. M. Levivier
- Tremor / Epilepsy. J. Régis
- Brain Radiosurgery is a Neurosurgical Practice: there is no competition between Micro Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery. A. El Khamilichi
ELGKS MEETING
FRIDAY 22 November
16:30 – Registration opens
18:00 – Welcome reception at the Tour Hassan hotel
- Introduction talk: Vision of the development of SRS in Africa. Pr El Khamlichi
- Welcome address from Mr Niklas Kebbon, Swedish Ambassador
SATURDAY 23 November
07:45 Registration opens
08:00 Introduction. Enrico Motti
08:30 – Session 1 – Stagged and hypofractionation
Moderators: Patrick Hanssen, Adyl Melhaoui
- Survey. Patrick Hanssens
- Brain metastases. Adyl Melhaoui
- Volume Stagging when and how in AVM. Jeremy Rowe
- Perioptic meningiomas: a multicentric study. Piero Picozzi
- Discussion
10:00 Coffee break
10:30 – Session 2
Moderators: Yasser Arka, Antonio Nicolato
- Preop GKS. Marc Levivier
- Italian Gamma Knife Study group. Antonio Nicolato
- 4 versus 8 mm coll in mets GKS. Cornel Tancu
- Benefits of Data enrichment solutions for GKS Planning. Selcuk Peker
- Intuitive inverse planning versus the expert in VS. Jean Régis
- Discussion
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 Session 3 – Elekta session
14:00 – Session 4
Moderators: Ian Paddick, Jeremy Row
- How to integrate BED concept in future doseplanning. Constantin Tuleasca
- The European diploma of SRS from the ESSFN & EANS. Jean Régis
- Commissioning tests on a Icon using an RTsafe Humanoid phantom. Ian Paddick
- Circulating microRNAs in patients with brain metastases and treated with GKS. Silvia Catelan
- Functional Imaging in OCD: State of the Art & Future perspective. Giorgio Spatola
- Discussion
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 – Session 5
Moderators: Brigit Gratterbauer, Roberto Martinez
- Timing Immune therapy and GKS. Brigitte Gatterbauer
- CBCT of frame based is there a need for a consensus statement. Ian Paddick
- Vantage paradigm shift in GKS : technical issues. Roberto Martinez
17:30 – EGKS society GA & Next president election. Enrico Motti
18:30 Departure for the tour at the Oudayas and dinner at Dinarjat
SUNDAY 24 November
09:30 Grey corner. Adyl Melhaoui, Y. Arkha
10:00 – Session 6
- Renaissance of GK lesioning. Dusan Urgosik
- Thalamotomy and cingulotomy. Pietro Picozzi
- Hypophysectomy. Jean Regis
- HIFU versus GKS. Silvia Catelan
10:45 Closing remarks
11:00 EGKS Board Meeting