ESTRO Guide 2019

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT • MCQ • Evaluation form

• Impact of positioning and immobilisation on target volume, OAR delineation and treatment planning • Immobilising patients for a range of anatomical areas • Positioning errors on margins • Impact of positioning and immobilisation on: - treatment verification - clinical outcome • Risk and positioning on immobilisation • Case discussions. COURSE DESIGN The course will take place over a 6-7 week period starting and will be delivered using a blended learning approach, i.e. a combination of recorded online seminars, live teleconferencing and face-to-face teaching: • The theoretical components will be delivered using Moodle, the ESTRO Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), where recorded seminars will be available for participants to join at a time that suits them • Additionally, live teleconference tutorials will also take place to provide participants with the opportunity to discuss their learning to date with the teachers • The face-to-face component of the course will occur over a two-day period at the ESTO Office and the Department of Radiotherapy, UCL Cliniques Univ. St. Luc in Brussels. For the updated calendar please consult the ESTRO website page of this course.

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RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY

KEYWORDS Positioning, immobilisation, margins, reproducibility, radiotherapy.

RADIATION THERAPIST

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Laura Mullaney, Radiation Therapist, Trinity College, Dublin (IE) TEACHERS • Berardino de Bari, Radiation Oncologist, CHU Minjoz Jeans & Belfort-Montbéliard Hospital, Bensançon, (FR) • Luca Boldrini, Radiation Oncologist, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome (IT) • Mary Coffey, Radiation Therapist, Trinity College, Dublin (IE) • Lotte S. Fog, Medical Physicist, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne (AU) • Michelle Leech, Radiation Therapist, Trinity College, Dublin (IE) • Sharon Wong Mei Mei (SWMM), Radiation Therapist, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore (SG) Teaching faculty is being updated, please visit www.estro-education.org/courses for the latest information.

COURSE CALENDAR 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 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.

LOCAL ORGANISER Aude Vaandering, Radiation Therapist, UCL Cliniques Univ. St. Luc, Brussels (BE)

TEACHINGMETHODS • 12 hours of lectures • 4 hours of tutorials • 7 hours of practical workshops • 3 hours of case discussions.

Laura Mullaney

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