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organized for students: special student program during the annual congress of the German society of radiation oncology, several training seminars as well as a “Journal Club”. The Club 100 supports students in publishing their scientific work, gives advice for MD/PhD thesis, offers a mentorship as well as financial support for stays abroad. The aim of this survey was to reveal the importance of work-life balance as well as career and research ambitions of students interested in the field of radiation oncology. Material and Methods We surveyed all members of the Club 100 (n=144), who joined the working group between 2015 and 2017 via an anonymous online questionnaire sent by e-mail. The questionnaire was based on 10 questions with a total of 22 items. Results The survey was sent to 144 members of the Club 100. A total of 44 responses (response rate: 31%) were completed and returned, and hence were eligible for further evaluation. A total of 36 (77.3%) students study medicine, 6 (13.6%) physics and 4 (9.1%) biology enrolled at 17 different universities. All medical students were all in an advanced stage of their studies. 15 (42%) medical students were in their final year. 96% of all responders can imagine to work in the field of radiation oncology (physician, physicist or biologist). 71% of all students plan to work in the clinical field as well as to work in clinical or experimental research. 14% of all responders want to work fulltime in research and another 14% want to work fulltime in clinical field. Radiation oncology caught attention due to a good work-life-balance by 59% of all responders. The perspective to work in a private practise, in a clinic or university hospital is rates as ‚very good‘ by 12%, 30% and 39% of all students. The opportunity to have a family with children and a career is seen as possible by 45%. The family situation is more important than a career by >90% of all The results of this survey show that >95% of all Club 100 members can imagine to start a career in radiation oncology and 71% of all responders want to work in the clinical field as well as in research. The work-life balance appears to be an important factor to start in radiation oncology. The family situation is an important part of career planning. Radiation oncology is perceived as family-friendly from a student perspective. EP-1677 Low dose radiotherapy for painful joint and tendon disorders in elderly and risk for malignancies R. Buecker 1 , R. Muecke 2 , U. Schaefer 1 1 Klinikum Lippe GmbH, Strahlentherapie / Radioonkologie, Lemgo, Germany ; 2 Strahlentherapie RheinMainNahe, Strahlentherapie / Radioonkologie, Bad Kreuznach, Germany Purpose or Objective Low-dose megavoltage or orthovoltage x-rays treatment for painful benign conditions in the locomotor system as arthrosis and chronic tendinopathy is still widespread in Germany, despite the theoretical risk of radiation-induced malignancies. The aim of this study was to investigate the rate of hematological malignancies, i.e. leukemia, non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma in patients treated with low dose x-rays Material and Methods A cohort of 3017 such patients (mean age 67 years, range 20 - 97 years), treated from 1995 -2007 at the General Hospital of Lippe (northern Germany) was analyzed with regard to the risk of hematologic malignancies suspected of emanating from red bone marrow. Therapy was applied on a conventional radiotherapy treatment with 200 kVorthovoltage x-rays in single fraction of 1 Gy to a total dose of 6 Gy in 6 fractions. Depending on the treated region, the absorbed red marrow dose was determined to be almost zero (elbow, hand, knee, foot; n= 1839), responders. Conclusion

biology and physics students in the field of radiation oncology. Several activities spread over the year are organized for students: special student program during the annual congress of the German society of radiation oncology, several training seminars as well as a “Journal Club”. The Club 100 supports students in publishing their scientific work, gives advice for MD/PhD thesis, offers a mentorship as well as financial support for stays abroad. The aim of this survey was to characterize the Club 100, reveal students’ interests as well as to gather ideas for future projects and activities to support the interest in the field of radiation oncology. Material and Methods We surveyed all members of the Club 100 (n=144), who joined the working group between 2015 and 2017 via an anonymous online questionnaire sent by e-mail. The questionnaire was based on 12 questions with a total of 42 items. Results The survey was sent to 144 members of the Club 100. A total of 44 responses (response rate: 31%) were completed and returned, and hence were eligible for further evaluation. A total of 36 (77.3%) students study medicine, 6 (13.6%) physics and 4 (9.1%) biology enrolled at 17 different universities. All medical students were all in an advanced stage of their studies. 15 (42%) medical students were in their final year. 39 (89%) of medical students reported participation in lectures during their study as previous experience, 27 (61%) undertook an elective, 22 (50%) chose a topic for their MD/PhD thesis in the field of radiation oncology, 17 (39%) undertook an internship (<6 weeks) during their studies and 9 (21%) had a rotation (2- 4 months) during their final year. The majority of medical students were made aware of radiotherapy and the Club 100 during lectures (48%) or in conjunction with MD/PhD thesis. >90% of all students rate the activity and training seminars of the Club 100 as ‚good‘ or ‚very good‘. For future projects, the students are interested in more information and opportunity of stays abroad, more interdisciplinary lectures and the organisation of an exclusive poster session during the annual meeting of the German society of radiation oncology. Conclusion Medical students represent the majority (77.3%) of all members in the Club 100 (subgroup of the German society of radiation oncology). The satisfaction of the Club 100 members is high concerning training seminars and the student programs at the annual meeting of the German society of radiation oncology. The ideas for future projects and improvements show that the students are interested in presentation of their scientific work as well as obtaining more information about internships and education opportunities abroad. EP-1676 Importance of work–life balance among German students interested in the field of radiation oncology L. Käsmann 1 , L. Bolm 2 , S. Knoedler 3 , T. Hoelscher 4 , F. Prott 5 1 LMU University Hospital Grosshadern, Department of Radiation Oncology, Munich, Germany ; 2 University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein- Campus Luebeck, Department of Surgery, Luebeck, Germany ; 3 University Hospital Ulm, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ulm, Germany ; 4 University Hospital of Cologne, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cologne, Germany ; 5 St. Josefs- Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wiesbaden, Germany Purpose or Objective The Club 100 is an integral part of the German society of radiation oncology (DEGRO e.V.). The main goal of this subgroup is to actively support medical students as well as biology and physics students in the field of radiation oncology. Several activities spread over the year are