ESTRO Guide 2018

“Since 1990, this course has demonstrated its significant clinical relevance, providing an important basis for our everyday decision-making.”

- Johanna Hundvin | Bergen, Norway -

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

• Alternative fractionation schedules in radiotherapy • Tumour hypoxia and the microenvironment • Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy • The volume and dose-rate effect in radiotherapy • Biological response modifiers (tumours, normal tissues) and molecular approaches to therapy • Protons and other particles in radiotherapy • Radiation-induced malignancies. PREREQUISITES Before commencing this course participants should: • Ensure their knowledge of basic biology and physics is at least high-school level • Familiarise themselves with access to the journals covering radiobiology related to radiotherapy.

ROADMAP

BIOLOGY

RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST, RADIOBIOLOGIST, RADIATION THERAPIST

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Michael Joiner, Radiation Biologist, Wayne State University, Detroit (USA) TEACHERS • Rob Coppes, Radiation Biologist, UMC Groningen, Groningen (NL) • Wolfgang Dörr, Radiation Biologist, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (AT) • Vincent Grégoire, Radiation Oncologist, UCL Clinique Universitaire St Luc, Brussels (BE) • Karin Haustermans, Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven (BE) • Marianne Koritzinsky, Radiation Biologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (CA)

TEACHINGMETHODS • 27 hours of lectures • 3 hours of tutorials • 4 hours of discussions.

SCHOOL

LOCAL ORGANISER Elizabeth Forde, Radiation Technologist, St James Hospital, Dublin

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT • MCQ • Evaluation form.

KEYWORDS Radiobiology, radiation biology, radiation oncology, radiotherapy.

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

Michael Joiner

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