ESTRO 2025 - Abstract Book

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Interdisciplinary – Education in radiation oncology

ESTRO 2025

Conclusion: The study highlights a critical need for improved training in geriatric oncology among RO professionals. Furthermore, the findings underscore the imperative for treatment decisions to reflect an understanding beyond chronological age, emphasizing the necessity of addressing this knowledge gap in clinical practice.

Keywords: Geriatric Oncology, Clinical decision-making

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Digital Poster Ten-year evolution of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE): how does it affect toxicity scoring in gynecological radiotherapy? Sofia Spampinato 1 , Kari Tanderup 2,3 , Amelia Barcellini 4,5 , Ewa Burchardt 6,7 , Gemma Eminowicz 8 , Barbara Šegedin 9,10 , Magdalena Stankiewicz 11 , Margit Valgma 12 , Kathrin Kirchheiner 13 1 Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 2 Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. 3 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. 4 Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. 5 Radiation Oncology Unit, Clinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), Pavia, Italy. 6 Department of Radiotherapy, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznan, Poland. 7 University of Medical Sciences, University of Poznan, Poznan, Poland. 8 Department of Oncology, University College