9-13 May 2012 • Barcelona, Spain - Estro-events.org

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COnTOuRIng WORKSHOPS
Inconsistencies in contouring target and critical structures can seriously undermine the precision of conformal radiation
therapy planning and are generally considered to be the biggest and most unpredictable source of errors in radiation
oncology.
eSTRO started with the organisation of contouring sessions in barcelona at eSTRO 29.
This first experience was very positive and the barcelona sessions were quickly fully booked.
The Scientific Committee of the London meeting and the eSTRO education and Training committee therefore decided to
repeat these very useful workshops in 2011 and in the meantime they have become an indispensable and very attractive
part of the annual meeting.
at eSTRO 31 in barcelona, we will be pleased to offer the 4 contouring workshops to a limited number of participants
(60/workshop) on the following sites:
prostate
breast
gynaecology
CnS
The main aims will be to strengthen hands-on contouring skills and discuss the intercomparison of the different delineated
volumes with experts in the field and colleagues from all over the world. Participants will be allowed to bring their
own laptop or use an eSTRO laptop to participate online.
For more details on the experts chairing these workshops and the practical organisation please check the eSTRO website:
www.estro-events.org/Pages/eSTRO31.aspx
We recommend not to wait too long to register or you might discover
that the workshop you want to attend is already fully booked!
Scientific
Programme
rogramme
PRE-MEETINg COuRSES • WEDNESDAy, 9 MAy 2012
ESTRO
31
2012
CliniCal Radiobiology PhysiCs PhysiCs RTT
Innovation in imaging
relevant to the
Radiation Oncologist
and the Radiologist
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18:00 –
19:15
19:30
Course DIrector:
P. Lambin (NL) and
L. Marti-Bonmarti (ES)
OPenIng CeReMOnY
WeLCOMe ReCePTIOn
Combining radiation What a physicist
with targeted therapies: should consider before
concepts, opportunities going into a proton
and pitfalls
therapy project
course DIrectors:
A. Chalmers (GB)
and C. Vens (NL)
course DIrector:
H. Nyström (SE)
See pages 6-10 for complete information on pre-meeting courses
Recent advances in
brachytherapy physics
course DIrectors:
D. Baltas (DE)
and J. Venselaar (NL)
The delineation of
normal structures:
practice and challenges
course DIrectors:
D. Pasini (IT)
and S. Rivera (IT)