ESTRO GUIDE 2017

However, the order in which they are taken does not matter. To fully profit from the course it is recommended that participants have at least three years’ experience in a radiation oncology or medical physics department to have a complete picture of the radiotherapy process.

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TEACHINGMETHODS • 12 hours of lectures • 5 hours of practical workshops • 3 hours of case discussions

RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST, RADIATION THERAPIST

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTORS • Núria Jornet, Medical Physicist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (ES) • Philippe Maingon, Radiation Oncologist, Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié Salpêtrière – Charles Foix, Paris (FR) TEACHERS • Pietro Gabriele, Radiation Oncologist, IRCC of Candiolo, Candiolo (IT) • Karine Herlevin, Medical Physicist, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Nancy (FR) • Coen Hurkmans, Medical Physicist, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven (NL) • Yolande Lievens, Radiation Oncologist, Universitair Ziekenhuis Ghent, Ghent (BE) • Nicolas Pourel, Radiation Oncologist, Institut Sainte Catherine, Avignon (FR) • Marjolein van Os, Radiation Therapist (RTT), Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam (NL)

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT • Evaluation form • MCQ.

KEYWORDS Quality management, quality improvement, health economics, technology assessment, quality indicators.

FURTHER READING Please consult the ESTRO website page of this course for further information.

ACCREDITATION Application for CME recognition will be submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EAC- CME credits are recognised by the American Medical Association towards the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). Information on the status of the applications can be obtained from the ESTRO office.

Núria Jornet

Philippe Maingon

ESTRO SCHOOL

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