Supported by ESTRO

This is an online course, which will run from 15 March to 15 September 2026.

Ukrainian radiation oncology professionals (radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists) and anaesthesiologists are invited to join a comprehensive six-month advanced training programme in modern cervical cancer brachytherapy that has been developed in partnership with leading European and Ukrainian experts.

This landmark course brings together 28 asynchronous and live modules, offers a complete curriculum for Varian and Elekta users, and covers the full clinical, imaging, contouring, physics, planning, quality assurance, applicator, and procedural workflow for state-of-the-art image-guided brachytherapy (IGABT).

🎯 What You Will Learn

This is a fully integrated programme spanning the entire spectrum of cervical cancer radiotherapy and brachytherapy:

📘 Foundations & Global Evidence

• EMBRACE I–III: local control, morbidity, prognostic markers, imaging recommendations
• Radiobiology, equivalent dose in 2Gy fractions (EQD2), fractionation, dose reporting (International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements 89)
• History of brachytherapy & evolution into IGABT

🩺 Cervical Cancer Oncology Essentials

• Epidemiology in Ukraine & human papilloma virus
• Pelvic anatomy & pathology
• Staging, prognosis, and patient selection

🔬 External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) + Brachytherapy (BT) Integration

•  Imaging at diagnosis & during EBRT
• Gross tumour volume/clinical target volume/internal target volume contouring modules (primary tumour, nodes, elective regions, para-aortic chain)
• Chemoradiation regimens, systemic therapy combinations
• Plan evaluation & para-aortic irradiation

📡 Mastery of Image-Guided Brachytherapy

•  Intracavitary, interstitial & hybrid approaches
• 3D printing of applicators
• Ultrasound, CT, MRI workflows (Vienna, Utrecht, Ljubljana techniques)
•  CT- and MRI-based target/organs-at-risk contouring with examples & quizzes

🛠 Planning, Physics & Quality Assurance (QA)

• Applicator reconstruction, dose optimisation
• The various different minimum doses (D90, D98, D2cc), and specification points
• EBRT + BT EQD2 summation
•  Applicator commissioning, source calibration, QA workflows

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Procedural Skills

•  Pre-planning, anaesthesia, peri-interventional care
•  Clinical videos (procedure, packing, CT/MRI workflows, contouring sessions)
•  Management of intra-procedural complications
•  Expert Q&A session on real-world challenges

📦 Applicators & Systems

  Fletcher/Delclos, Venezia, Utrecht, Geneva, ring & ovoid systems

•  Interstitial templates
• Multichannel cylinders
•  Varian & Elekta workflows

🧭Final Components

• Useful links, clinical resources, and literature
•  Pre- and post-course quizzes
• Certificates upon completion from BrachyTerra and the Help Ukraine Group with BPR credits

🗓 Course Timeline

•  Registration opens: 15 February 2026
• Course duration: 15 March – 15 September 2026

🌍 Why This Course Matters

Cervical cancer is a major health burden in Ukraine that is exacerbated by wartime disruptions. This course empowers clinicians and medical physicists with the skills, tools, and confidence to deliver curative, guideline-concordant IGABT, even in resource-challenged environments.