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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
| PROGRAMME AND EXHIBITION GUIDE
MONDAY 2 MAY 2016
12:45 > Introduction
Chair: P. Poortmans (The Netherlands)
12:50 > Whither fractionation?
Speaker: P. Hoskin (UK)
SP-0482
Joint Symposium
ESTRO-ASTRO: IN ROOMADAPTIVE IMAGINGWITH A FOCUS ONMRI
14:30 - 16:00 | ROOM 2
This session will focus on the opportunities ensuing from the use of MRI imaging in radiation oncology,
for external beam as well as for brachytherapy.
The physics perspective will not only cover infrastructural needs, dosimetry consequences and MRI-
based feedback, but will also shed light on the use of MRI in pre-treatment planning and discuss on-line
to real-time plan adaptation.
The speakers will examine clinical goals and clinical experience with the Linac-based MRI device, the
ViewRay MR-Guided IMRT system and of using MRI in brachytherapy.
Lastly, workflow practicalities, quality assurance needs and consortium activities will be presented.
Chair: Y. Lievens (Belgium)
Chair: B. Minsky (USA)
14:30 > MRI Linac: physics perspective
Speaker: B. Raaymakers (The Netherlands)
SP-0483
14:52 > First two years clinical experience with low-field MR-IGRT: system
practicality and future implications
Speaker: J.M. Michalski (USA)
SP-0484
15:14 > MR-linac: Clinical introduction
Speaker: C. Schultz (USA)
SP-0485
15:36 > Adaptive planning dose delivery and verification with MRI based
brachytherapy
Speaker: C. Kirisits (Austria)
SP-0486
Symposium
COMMUNICATIONWITH PATIENTS
14:30 - 16:00 | ROOM 4
Patients suffer a relevant psychological and social impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment. They have
to deal with an array of medical practitioner styles, with their (health professionals’ and patients’) fears
and psychological approaches to coping and sometimes with participation in clinical trials.
In this session we will try to define attitudes and factors acting on healthcare professionals that contrib-
ute to a successful communication with patients. Also will be discussed how different strategies could
be used to improve and coordinate such communication.