Contouring for CNS - Astrocytoma and Atypical Meningioma

This contouring activity focuses on primary and secondary brain tumors, including the planning/treatment of craniospinal irradiation (CSI) I for leptomeningeal disease, brain stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for intact and post operative brain metastases, and the treatment of glioma with a brief discussion and application of different MRI sequences.

Cases Covered:
(This activity does not include access to the hands-on practice cases.)

Grade 4 IDH1 Mutant Astrocytoma
25-year-old right-handed female with newly diagnosed right parietal astrocytoma, WHO grade 4, IDH1-mutant, ATRX loss, TP53
loss, and homozygous CDKN2A and CDKN2B deletion s/p subtotal resection. Now planning for adjuvant concurrent chemoradiation.

Atypical Meningioma
75-year-old right-handed female with atypical meningioma of the brain, s/p two resections with interval regrowth. Pathology shows grade 2 meningioma based on increased cellularity, and brain invasion.


This activity is available from July 17, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on July 16, 2026.

The content was originally presented and recorded on April 18, 2024, at the 2024 ASTRO Annual Refresher Course.

Target Audience

The activity is designed to meet the interests of practicing radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, medical and clinical physicists, radiation therapists, radiation dosimetrists, nurses and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Conduct treatment planning for CSI.
  • Conduct contouring and planning of intact and resected brain metastases.
  • Conduct MRI-specific contouring for gliomas.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.25 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course opens: 
07/17/2024
Course expires: 
07/16/2026
Cost:
$149.00
Rating: 
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Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD, is employed by the University of California, San Diego and has no relevant financial disclosures.

The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, the Education Committee had control over the content of this activity. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.25 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Price

Cost:
$149.00
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Course Fees:

ASTRO members must log in to the ASTRO website to view and receive the member rate.

Member: $99
Member-in-training: $49
Member Student/Grad Student/PGY: $49
Member Postdoctoral Fellow: $49
Nonmember: $149

If you are an ASTRO member from a low or lower-middle income country, as identified by the World Bank, you can receive a 50% discount off your corresponding registration for this activity. Please email [email protected] to inquire about the discount.

Policies:
No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for those participants who, for any reason, have not completed the course by the end of the qualification date. 

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The course and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website until July 16, 2026, regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the qualification, participants will no longer have access to the course or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove a course before the end of its qualification period.

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