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ESTRO SCHOOL
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RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING
AND DELIVERY
ROADMAP
RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST,
RADIATION THERAPIST
Ben Heijmen
FACULTY
As the focus is on clinical application, the teachers’ team
consists of both radiation oncologists (50%) and medical
physicists (50%).
COURSE DIRECTOR
Ben Heijmen,
Medical Physicist, Erasmus MC - Cancer
Institute, Rotterdam (NL)
TEACHERS
• Vibeke Hansen,
Medical Physicist, Royal Marsden NHS Trust
and The Institute of Cancer Research, Marsden (UK)
• Ann Henry,
Radiation Oncologist, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds
(UK)
• Trine Juhler-Nøttrup,
Radiation Oncologist, University
Hospital Herlev, Herlev (DK)
• Silvia Molinelli,
Medical Physicist, Fondazione CNAO, Pavia
(IT)
• Stéphanie Peeters,
Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital
Gasthuisberg, Leuven (BE)
• Alfredo Polo,
Radiation Oncologist, Hospital Ramony Cajal,
Madrid (ES)
• Milan Tomsej,
Medical Physicist, CHU Charleroi, Hôpital
André Vésale, Montigny-le-Tilleul (BE)
LOCAL ORGANISER
Mihai Dumitrache,
Medical Physicist, Central Military
Emergency University Hospital "Dr Carol Davila", Bucharest
PREREQUISITES
See “2. Clinical case discussions” on left page.
TEACHINGMETHODS
• 21 plenary lectures
• 5 lectures targeted at clinicians
• 5 lectures targeted at physicists
• 3 clinical case discussion sessions in small groups
• 1 informal "meet the teacher" session for (individual)
discussions between participants and faculty mem-
bers, potentially covering all kinds of issues related
to physics and technology in clinical radiotherapy as
brought up by attendants.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
• Entry and exit exam
• Evaluation form.
KEYWORDS
Physics in radiotherapy, modern treatment techniques.
FURTHER READING
Please consult the ESTRO website page of this course
for further information.
ACCREDITATION
Application for CME recognition will be submitted to
the European Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (EACCME), an institution of the
European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EAC-
CME 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.
Application for CPD recognition is submitted to the
European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics
(EBAMP), as a CPD event for medical physicists.
Information on the status of the applications can be
obtained from the ESTRO office.