ESTRO Guide 2019

“The knowledge, skills and competencies you will acquire will help you to deliver high-quality treatment and care to your cancer patients.” - Rachel O’Meara Charge, radiation therapist | Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Research Centre Austin Health Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -

ACCREDITATION Application for CME recognition will be submitted to the European Accreditation Council for ContinuingMedical Education (EACCME), an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EACCME 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.

• Molecular imaging in treatment planning • Adaptive planning strategies • Library planning, dose painting planning, robust and probabilistic planning.

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RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY

RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST, RADIATION THERAPIST

TP SYSTEMS Eclipse, Monaco, Pinnacle³, RayStation and TomoTherapy.

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Gert Meijer, Medical Physicist, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht (NL) CO-CHAIR Neil Burnet, Radiation Oncologist, Cambridge University and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge (UK) TEACHERS • Nicola Dinapoli, Radiation Oncologist, University Clinics A Gemelli, Rome (IT) • Ursula Nestle, Radiation Oncologist, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg (DE) • Markus Stock , Medical Physicist, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (AT) • Desirée van den Bongard, Radiation Oncologist, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht (NL) • Marcel van Herk, Radiotherpay Physicist, The Christie, Manchester (UK)

PREREQUISITES Before commencing this course participants should: • Have at least two years experience of radiotherapy planning • Understand the ICRUdefinitions of GTV, CTV and PTV • Understand the relationship between target dose and organs at risk.

TEACHINGMETHODS • 19 hours of lectures • 9 hours of practical workshops • 4 hours of case discussions.

LOCAL ORGANISER Tibor Major, Physicist, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT • MCQ • Evaluation form.

KEYWORDS Radiotherapy planning, intensitymodulated radiotherapy, IMRT, VMAT.

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

Gert Meijer

Neil Burnet

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