Topics Included:1. BrachytherapyParticipants will learn about the radiation therapy modality of brachytherapy. Codes specific to this modality are addressed. ASTRO’s Brachytherapy Model Policy is reviewed in detail.

Topics Included:1. Proton Beam TherapyParticipants will learn about the proton beam therapy (PBT) radiation modality and codes. ASTRO’s Proton Beam Therapy Model Policy is reviewed in detail. 

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women. The most commonly diagnosed form of breast cancer in the United States is early-stage breast cancer, for which there are outstanding outcomes.

There is increasing use of sentinel lymph node biopsy in gynecologic cancers but how best to integrate this information into post-operative radiation treatment recommendations is not always clear. This includes how to interpret isolated tumor cells, micrometastasis, and macrometastasis.