Brachytherapy Observership Training
The Brachytherapy Clinical Observership Training Program at Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul, Türkiye is an observational training program led by Prof. Merdan Fayda, MD. Liv Hospital Ulus is an Elekta Brachy Academy training center and one of the highest-volume brachytherapy centers in Istanbul.
The program offers participants the opportunity to observe contemporary brachytherapy workflows, including patient selection, applicator choice, imaging, treatment planning review, quality assurance, radiation safety, treatment delivery workflow, and multidisciplinary case discussions. Clinical exposure may include gynecologic, prostate, breast, skin, and other site-specific brachytherapy cases depending on patient schedule and institutional availability.
The observership is offered as 1-week or 2-week duration options and is strictly observational only, with no hands-on practice, direct patient care, treatment planning, contouring, equipment operation, or applicator manipulation.
Brachytherapy Observership Training Program
The Brachytherapy Clinical Observership Training Program at Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul, Türkiye is an observational training program led by Prof. Merdan Fayda, MD. Liv Hospital Ulus is an Elekta Brachy Academy training center and one of the highest-volume brachytherapy practices in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The program is designed for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation oncology residents and fellows, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, oncology nurses, and other oncology professionals who wish to observe contemporary brachytherapy practice in a structured clinical setting.
Participants may choose between 1-week and 2-week observership options. Both options are strictly observational and do not include hands-on practice, direct patient care, applicator insertion or manipulation, contouring responsibility, treatment planning execution, equipment operation, or treatment delivery.
During the observership, participants follow the clinical brachytherapy workflow from patient selection and case preparation to imaging, planning review, quality assurance, treatment delivery observation, and follow-up discussion. The program emphasizes multidisciplinary coordination among radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, anesthesiology, and radiation therapists.
Clinical exposure may include gynecologic, prostate, breast, skin, head and neck, re-irradiation, and palliative brachytherapy cases depending on patient schedule and institutional availability. Particular attention is given to image-guided adaptive brachytherapy, intracavitary and interstitial techniques, applicator selection, dose prescription concepts, organ-at-risk considerations, safety procedures, and real-world decision-making in a high-volume center.
The 1-week option provides a focused overview of modern HDR brachytherapy workflow, including orientation, case observation, imaging and planning review, medical physics QA, treatment delivery workflow, and case-based discussion.
The 2-week option offers a more comprehensive experience with broader case exposure, repeated observation of planning and treatment sessions, advanced case discussions, complex gynecologic and hybrid techniques, re-irradiation considerations, toxicity management, follow-up review, and practical discussion on developing or expanding brachytherapy services.
All activities are subject to clinical case availability, patient privacy, institutional policies, and approval by Liv Hospital Ulus. Observers are required to comply with confidentiality, infection control, radiation safety, and professional conduct standards.
The program offers a structured opportunity to observe contemporary brachytherapy practice under the leadership of Prof. Merdan Fayda, MD, with emphasis on clinical workflow, multidisciplinary teamwork, quality assurance, radiation safety, image-guided planning, and practical implementation in a high-volume Elekta Brachy Academy training environment.