ESTRO Guide 2019

“It was a great experience for me to join this (my first) ESTRO course, which has left me even more motivated to perform research within radiotherapy and oncology.” - Camilla Skinnerup Byskov | Postdoctoral Department of Medical Physics Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark -

• Clinical application in radiotherapy for cancers in brain, head and neck, pelvis (cervix, prostate).

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PREREQUISITES Before commencing this course, participants should have a basic knowledge of radiotherapy physics. TEACHINGMETHODS • 25 lectures (50 minutes each) • 6 hours of discussions including case assignment presentations. The course consists of didactic lectures, interactive sessions and case assignments. Participants will receive a list of case assignments for selection to be completed during the course and are requested to prepare the corresponding study material.

MEDICAL PHYSICIST

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Tufve Nyholm, Physicist, Umeå University, Umeå (SE)

TEACHERS • Cihan Gani, Radiation Oncologist,

University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen (DE) • Gary Liney, Physicist, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool (AU) • Eirik Malinen, Physicist, University of Oslo, Oslo (NO) • Cynthia Ménard, Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto (CA) • Christian Richter, Physicist, OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Dresden (DE) • Rob Tijssen, Physicist, University Medical Centre Utrecht (NL) Teaching faculty is being updated, please visit www.estro.org/school for the latest information.

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT • MCQ • Evaluation form • Quiz • Case assignments.

LOCAL ORGANISER Marianne Aznar, Physicist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester (UK)

KEYWORDS MRI, PET, CT.

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

ACCREDITATION Application for CDP credits has been submitted to the European Board for Accreditation inMedical Physics (EBAMP). Information on the status of the application can be obtained from the ESTRO office.

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