ESTRO35 Programme Book

SUNDAY 1 MAY 2016

09:35 > Ablative treatment for renal cancer Speaker: H. Baumert (France)

SP-0202

Symposium MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR OLD INDICATIONS 08:45 - 10:00 | ROOM 4

Brachytherapy can be considered as an “old” treatment for cancer. In the course of decennia brachy- therapy has evolved for which new and modern techniques can be used for old indications. New developments are underway for robotic prostate implantations. Bladder implantations are traditionally performed by a laparotomy approach, but laparoscopic implantations can be performed nowadays. Head-and-neck brachytherapy has evolved from low-dose rate brachytherapy to stepping source techniques allowing for dose distribution optimisation. This development has stimulated further developments in treatment planning and imaging. The economic aspects of modern brachytherapy will be addressed. Vaginal cancer is a rare disease, reason why developments in this field are not so fast compared to other gynecologic malignancies. To introduce image-guided brachytherapy for vaginal cancer a new concept should be developed with a new or adapted definitions for target volumes, dose prescription, dose reporting, etc. This symposium illustrates the development of an “old”treatment to modern standards, but also the possible drawbacks and uncertainties of such development. Chair: B. Pieters (The Netherlands) Co-chair: P. Muto (Italy)

08:45 > Robotic surgery and brachytherapy Speaker: B. Pieters (The Netherlands)

SP-0203

09:10 > New techniques in brachytherapy for head and neck Speaker: G. Kovács (Germany)

SP-0204

09:35 > Image guided brachytherapy in vaginal cancer Speaker: L.U. Fokdal (Denmark)

SP-0205

Symposium QUANTITATIVE IMAGING TO INDIVIDUALISE RADIOTHERAPY 08:45 - 10:00 | ROOM 1 Imaging is nowadays an integral part of radiotherapy. Still, quantitative imaging providing measurable features reflecting tissue function and biology, of high relevance for radiotherapy, is still not in extensive use. The symposium addresses current developments in imaging, quantification and image-based appli- cations. Further aspects to be covered are standardisation of image acquisition and analysis. Examples of quantification in tumour and normal tissues will be given, and correlations with underlying pathology elucidated. Also, intra-tumour heterogeneity is addressed alongside image-based tumour control prob- ability modelling with applications in dose painting.

Chair: E. Malinen (Norway) Co-chair: C. Cavedon (Italy)

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