ESTRO Guide 2019

“Getting acquainted with professionals from different backgrounds and sharing experience on radiotherapy and other subjects was an invaluable part of this course. It was a fascinating and unforgettable experience.”

- Wai Yin Fung, Student radiation therapist | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (SAR) China -

KEYWORDS Radiation therapist (RTT), pre-treatment imaging, treatment planning, image guidance, geometrical uncertainties.

• Imagingmodalities in the treatment room: what is available and how can it be used to find the target volume? • Geometrical uncertainties and correction strategies: what are the uncertainties in modern radiation therapy and how do correction strategies affect PTVmargins? How to calculate your own margins (workshop)? • Image registration and evaluation: how to make the best use of the images at hand • Understanding algorithms, ROI’s, correction reference points: how to create protocols for IGRT management (workshops and hands-on) • Site specific advanced treatment and IGRT techniques • Safety issues: the importance of incidence reporting and a feedback loop • Implementing and managing advanced treatment techniques: how to implement new gained skills in your department in a multidisciplinary environment. PREREQUISITES Before commencing this course participants should have an interest in all steps of radiation therapy. All delegates are expected to take part in all lectures, tutorials and workshops.

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RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY

RADIATION THERAPIST

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

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Rianne de Jong, Radiation Therapist, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam (NL) TEACHERS • Elizabeth Forde, Radiation Therapist, Trinity College, Dublin (IE) • Mirjana Josipovic, Medical Physicist, The Finsen Centre – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen (DK) • Martijn Kamphuis, Radiation Therapist, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam (NL) • José Luis Lopez Guerra, Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla (ES) • Peter Remeijer, Medical Physicist, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (NL) • Sofia Rivera, Radiation Oncologist, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif (FR)

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.

CONTOURING ADMINISTRATOR Sofia Rivera, Radiation Oncologist, Institute de Cancerologie Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif (FR)

TEACHINGMETHODS Approximately (4,5 days/36 h): • 23 hours of lectures • 3 hours of tutorials • 10 hours of practical workshops.

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT • MCQ • Delineation exercises • Evaluation form.

This course is using the FALCON platform (Fellowship in Anatomic deLineation and CONtouring) for the contouring exercises

Rianne de Jong

FALCON Fellowship inAnatomicdeLineation&CONtouring

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