ESTRO 2025 - Abstract Book

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Interdisciplinary – Health economics & health services research

ESTRO 2025

Conclusion: Transitioning from HFRT to UHFRT significantly saves treatment time, allowing for more patients within the same timeframe. Additionally, it is saves valuable time for the patient, who needs to visit the hospital much less.

Keywords: ultrahypofractionation , prostate

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Digital Poster Findings from a national survey on the use of simultaneous integrated boost techniques. Raouia Ben Amor 1,2 , Siwar Abdessaied 1,2 , Bouchra Naija 1,2 , Zeineb Naimi 1,2 , Syrine Lahiouel 1,2 , Ghada Bouguerrar 1 , Rihab Haddad 1 , Awatef Hamdoun 1 , Lotfi Kochbati 1,2 1 Radiation Oncology, Abderrahmen Mami Ariana Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia. 2 Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia Purpose/Objective: Simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) offers a dosimetric approach that ensures good compliance, homogeneity and organ protection, while minimising the number of treatment sessions for patients and reducing costs for the healthcare system. This study aims to evaluate the adoption of SIB technique in radiotherapy departments throughout Tunisia. Material/Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out from 30 January to 20 February 2024 using a Google Forms e questionnaire, consisting of 8 sections and 22 items. The questionnaire was distributed via email and social