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Purpose or Objective To evaluate the publication rate of abstracts presented over four Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) annual scientific meetings and make comparison with a previous analysis of the years 1996-1999 to analyse change in publication rates over time. Material and Methods Oral presentations and poster abstracts for four consecutive RANZCR annual scientific meetings (2009- 2013) were identified from the published programs and electronic poster online system. A systematic review was undertaken of the Medline database (http://www.pubmed.gov) to identify abstracts that resulted in published articles approximately four years after the last conference. The Abstract to Publication Ratio (APR) was calculated and comparison made between the disciplines of radiology and radiation oncology and between Australian and internationally authored abstracts. Results were then compared with the previous assessment of the RANZCR assessment from a decade earlier, and with current national and international studies. Results Over a four-year period, a total of 844 abstracts were presented resulting in 313 publications in Medline- indexed journals; an overall APR of 37%, comparable to previously assessment of years 1996-1999 (35%). The overall APR for radiology theme papers was 32% (range 24-37%), which was less than the APR for radiation oncology which was 55% (range 23-66%) over the same period. This represented a 3% average increase in the radiology APR compared with the 1996-1999 average, and 18% average increase for radiation oncology. The mean time between presentation and publication for 2010-2013 was 19.6 months, which is 3 months longer that in 1996-1999. The median time of 17 months was the same over time periods. Almost two-thirds (63%) of articles were published within 2 years and 80% within 3 years of presentation; lower than that reported over the 1996-1999 period of 68% at 2 years and 93% at 3 years respectively. There was an increase in the diversity of journals in which abstracts were published, with published abstracts from 2010-2013 appearing in 143 journals. Conclusion There has been improvement in APR for abstracts at RANZCR annual meetings in the intervening decade between analyses, with the largest increase in publication being radiation oncology themed abstracts. Publication rates are comparable with international series in an increasingly diverse number of journals. Increasing publication rates should encourage future authors of oral presentations or poster abstracts to develop manuscripts for publication. and radiotherapy for solid tumors: a promising new treatment strategy C. Le Tourneau 1 , C. Le Pechoux 2 , G. Kantor 3 , S. Carrere 4 , S. Bonvalot 1 , E. Le Prise 5 , F. Nguyen 2 , A.S. Baumann 6 , V. Vendrely 7 , J.P. Bronowicki 8 , V. Moreno-Garcia 9 , M. Delannes 10 , J. Thariat 11 , Z. Papai 12 , P. Ruthowski 13 , B. Tiangco 14 , M. Rastrelli 15 , P. Agoston 16 , M.P. Sunyach 17 , K. Rubi Li 18 , A. Mervoyer 19 , T. Sy-Ortin 20 , A. Hong 21 , R. Anghel 22 , A. Gronchi 23 1 Institut Curie, Oncology, Paris, France 2 Institut Gustave Roussy, Oncology, Villejuif, France 3 Institut Bergonié, Oncology, Bordeaux, France EP-1686 Hafnium oxide nanoparticles

condition (metastatic cancer or sever cardiac / pulmonary disease), ECOG ≤2/KPS≥ 50%, no relevant cognitive impairment and good knowledge of German language. The interviews were designed to learn about patients’ attitude towards the use of mobile health devices, to collect motivational reasons for patients to use a monitoring system and join a study using health technology and to gather information relevant for system design.

Results Twelve patients with a median age of 63.5y (49-80y) were included. Ten patients already used smartphones privately. After a short introduction, all patients but one were able to handle the smartphone and the in-house developed app for assessment of pain and distress. Two of 12 patients were concerned about data security and privacy, two patients suffered from severe fatigue and were negative about the task carrying the phone with them the whole day long. Overall, patients were generally interested in a study using wearables. Due to handiness smaller version of smartphones were preferred. Concerning the app design the only wish expressed were big numeric. Conclusion Severely ill patients were willing to give their feedback on mobile health devices. Experiences and opinions were heterogeneous; yet we gained some relevant information for the planned feasibility study. Overall, the large majority of the screened population was both willing and would have been able to participate in a study using smartphones and wearables. EP-1685 Longitudinal study of publication rates from Australasian radiation oncology scientific meetings J. Croker 1 , S. Bydder 2 1 Fiona Stanley Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, MURDOCH, Australia 2 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, NEDLANDS, Australia