ESTRO 2023 - Abstract Book

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Monday 15 May 2023

ESTRO 2023

had NAC and 71%/70% CTh for 32f/20f cohorts. Median follow-up was 38.2 (IQR 26.2,50.2)/ 42.1m (IQR 35.6,50.1) in 32f/20f cohorts. 3588/6222 (57.6%) fractions delivered to SART and DART patients used adaptation (small or large plan). Late toxicity outcomes are shown in table. The RT related G3+ rate with 20f DART was 1/58 (90% CI 0.1,7.9) and 0/57 with 32f DART. 3m local control was achieved in 44/51 (86%) WBRT, 45/53 (85%) SART and 82/92(89%) DART. 2-year overall survival was WBRT 79% (95%CI 69-86%), SART 74% (95%CI 63,82%), DART 80% (95%CI 73,85%) (Fig 1).

Conclusion G ≥ 3 late toxicity was low across all treatment groups. DART was safe and feasible to deliver meeting preset toxicity thresholds. Local control for image-guided (chemo) RT was high across treatment groups. No difference in overall survival seen between groups.

Symposium & Networking: Optimal health for all together - Looking ahead, what do staff and patients need to achieve this?

SP-0834 There's only one of you, but you are never alone: mentorship and professional development P. Poortmans 1 1 Iridium Netwerk and University of Antwerp, Wilrijk Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Abstract Text Looking forward and looking back, seems like shooting an arrow from 2 opposite sites. The arrows will rarely even near each other, unless they are carefully guided from both sides. Looking forward, we all start young, eager and willing, though lacking experience and practical applications of acquired knowledge and skills. Looking back, we all see a path that rarely is what it was thought to be, often offering satisfaction and sometimes making you counting the days to retirement… The “master and apprentice” model, considered for ages as the most logical way to transfer knowledge and skills from one generation to the other lost its meaning following the ever-increasing speed of introducing new developments. For an increasing proportion of daily activities, the new generation largely surpasses the capabilities of the former generation, yet missing the experience to optimise its application in daily practice. The step from “teacher” to mentor” entails a multitude of elements, as the duties of a teacher are often limited to presenting the most actual data, tools and skills, assisting the apprentice in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills. A galaxy further is the relation mentor-mentee, in which the mentor guides the mentee, not unidirectional neither top down, aiming at transferring rather the deep understanding and handling around it then the knowledge and skills themselves. By framing all this in a much higher level that can be used in daily practice, both the health care providers and the patients will experience clear benefits. Successful mentorship can be defined as a successful development of both the mentee and the mentor, and knows no professional frontiers, as it spans a spectrum from basic clinical applications to philosophical approaches towards, for example, being seriously ill. If well organised, it will be also rather independent from physical distances, thanks to modern communication tools, provided that regular physical meetings are scheduled, for example at the occasion of congresses or courses. Pitfalls? Yes, for sure, but the risks can be limited by making clear agreements at the start of a mentorship trajectory, including expectations and timelines to frame the commitments … for both the mentee and the mentor!

SP-0835 From both sides now R. Harris 1 1 The Society and College of Radiographers, Professional and Education, London, United Kingdom

Abstract Text #hellomynameis Rachel

Amongst the amazing technological advancements, we must never lose sight of the subjective human side of our work; the individuals for whom we care and whose lives have been changed. Dr Kate Granger the founder of #hellomynameis died in 2016. Kate’s tenacious campaigning to make health professionals more approachable to their patients has undoubtedly improved the care pathways for many. It certainly did for me on my cancer journey. I qualified as a therapeutic radiographer in 1987. In 2016 my own cancer journey began as I was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma of the right breast. I can say I have seen diagnosis, treatment and care from ‘both sides now’. I will present some extracts from my own cancer diary and highlight some of the ‘good’ and ‘not so good’ experiences along that pathway.