ESTRO Guide 2019

“Having experienced the course from two different perspectives, I would heartily recommend it to both radiation oncologists in training and to more senior colleagues.” - Iain Ward, Radiation oncologist | Canterbury Regional Cancer and Haematology Service Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand -

COURSE CONTENT • Imaging techniques for GTV/CTV including ultrasound, CT, MRI and PET • Acquisition of imaging data for treatment planning • Functional and molecular imaging in oncology • Optimal imaging guidelines in a large variety of primary tumour sites: CNS, head and neck, breast, lung, gastrointestinal, urogenital tumours • Target volume andmargin definitions and determination including inter-observer variations • Image handling, image fusion and networking • Geometric uncertainties in conformal radio-therapy and IMRT/VMAT • Image registration for conformal therapy, IMRT/VMAT and IGRT • Practical collaborative group exercises • Interactive plenary sessions for case solutions. PREREQUISITES Before commencing this course participants should have: • Basic knowledge on ICRU • Access to CT-guided planning.

KEYWORDS Anatomy, modal spread, margins, imaging, IGRT.

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IMAGING

RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST, RADIATION THERAPIST, OTHER SPECIALIST

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

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Esther Troost, Radiation Oncologist , TU Dresden, Dresden (DE) TEACHERS • Stefan Delorme, Radiologist, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg (DE) • Maria Antoinetta Gambacorta, Radiation Oncologist, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome (IT) • Sarah Jefferies, Radiation Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS, Cambridge, (UK) • Martina Kunze-Busch, Physicist, UMC St Radboud, Nijmegen (NL) • Indira Madani, Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich (CH) • Verena Plodeck, Radiologist, TU Dresden, Dresden (DE) • Peter Remeijer, Physicist, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (NL) • Marco Van Vulpen, Radiation Oncologist, HollandPTC, Delft (NL) CONTOURING ADMINISTRATORS • Martina Kunze-Busch, Physicist, UMC St Radboud, Nijmegen (NL) • Peter Remeijer, Physicist, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (NL)

WHICH IMAGING COURSE TO CHOOSE? ESTRO also organises a course on Multidisciplinary Approach of Cancer Imaging (see page 90). Multidisciplinary Approach of Cancer Imaging is a clinical course aimed at radiologists and radiation oncologists at a more advanced level. The course focusses on chest and abdominal cancer and provides detailed understanding for the use of imaging for radical therapies such as surgery, radiation, focal therapies as applied to specific and difficult clinical cases examples etc. 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.

TEACHINGMETHODS • 20 hours of lectures • 4 hours of practical workshops • 4 hours of case discussions.

LOCAL ORGANISER Vassilios Kouloulias, Radiation Oncologist, Attikon, University Hospital, Athens, (GR)

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT • Delineation exercise • Evaluation form.

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

Esther Troost

FALCON Fellowship inAnatomicdeLineation&CONtouring

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