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ESTRO CONFERENCES
131
FRIDAY 5 MAY 2017
Course directors:
U. van der Heide (NL) and D. Zips (DE)
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
• To learn how modern imaging technology such as
functional MRI and PET influences today's radio-
therapy.
• To better understand the concept how functional
imaging can be used for better target definition and
individual dose-prescriptions.
• To discuss with experts the current state-of-the-art in
main disease sites including cancers of the prostate,
lung, rectum, head and neck, brain and cervix.
• To understand limitations and potential pitfalls when
using advanced imaging.
• To gain knowledge in how to implement advanced
imaging in routine radiation oncology.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Radiation oncologists, medical physicists, biologists and
radiation therapists (RTTs) with interest in functional
imaging for better radiation oncology. The course will
provide "teaching level" lectures with basics for attendees
who want to refresh their knowlegde and in addition
it will provide "in-depth" discussions with experts in
specific indications.
CONTENT
Introduction, biology, imaging technology and trans-
fer in radiation oncology
• Clinical background
• Imaging biology for radiation oncology
• Update advanced imaging technology including
hybrid imaging
• Specific requirements andworkflows to integratemulti-
modality imaging for target definition and modified
dose-prescritions
• Lessons learned: the example of DCE-MRI in radiation
oncology
Disease-specific application ofmultimodality imaging
in radiation oncology
• Prostate cancer
• Lung cancer
• Head and neck
• Rectal cancer
• Glioma
• Cervical cancer.
INTERDISCIPLINARY PRE-MEETING COURSE
Integration of multimodality imaging in radiation oncology to improve target definition
and modified dose prescription