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About ESTRO

ESTRO Vision 2020 Every cancer patient in Europe will have access to state of the art radiation therapy, as part of a multidisciplinary approach where treatment is individualised for the specific patient’s cancer, taking account of the patient’s personal circumstances. ESTROMission Founded in 1980, ESTRO is a non-profit scientific organisation whose role is to foster, in all its aspects, radiation oncology, clinical oncology and related subjects, including physics as applied to radiotherapy, radiation technology and radiobiology. To fulfill its purpose, ESTRO promotes education, science, research and advocate for access to radiotherapy through its teaching courses, workshops, meetings, publications and public affairs activities. ESTRO School The ESTRO School has become an internationally recognised provider of high quality education in radiotherapy and oncology and has developed a wide array of educational activities: • Live teaching courses covering basic and continuing medical educational needs of all professionals working in the field of (radiation) oncology • Pre-meeting teaching courses, workshops, teaching lectures and tumour boards during congresses • Live and online workshops courses with FALCON (Fellowship in Anatomic deLineation and CONtouring), the online delineation programme • Hands-on experience through mobility grants programme. The ESTRO School promotes multidisciplinary education in oncology, basic science, physics and technology, imaging, and interdisciplinary oncology, with the objective of standardising knowledge and clinical practice, whilst recognising the diversity of radiation oncology practice in different parts of the world. In 2018, the ESTRO School is organising 36 live courses (29 in Europe and seven outside Europe) and two undergraduate courses. More information on the 2018 course programme on www.estro.org

Programme and Exhibition Guide | GENERAL INFORMATION

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