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Wednesday, 17 February 2021
(Virtual event) International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO-3)
Keynote Lectures
Brachytherapy
(30 minutes)
07:45–08:15 EAST
15:30–16:00 WEST
Rationale for the Migration from 2D to 3D Brachytherapy. Christine Haie-Meder, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, France
Radiobiology
(45 minutes)
08:15–09:00 EAST
16:00–16:45 WEST
Radiobiology of High Dose per Fraction. Mike Joiner, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Michigan, United States
Recent Developments in Radiobiology. Loredana Marcu, University of Oradeaa, Romania, University of South Australia, Australia
Education and Training
(30 minutes)
09:00–09:30 EAST
16:45–17:15 WEST
Competency Based Education in Radiation Oncology: Global Perspectives on the Assessment of Learning. Kim Benstead, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chair ESTRO Curriculum Committee, United Kingdom
The RTT profession
(30 minutes)
09:30–10:00 EAST
17:15–17:45 WEST
The RTT Profession. Mary Coffey, School of Medicine - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Clinical Research
(30 minutes)
10:00–10:30 EAST
17:45–18:15 WEST
Clinical Research. Jai Prakash Agarwal, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
Health Systems Research
(30 minutes)
10:30–11:00 EAST
18:15–18:45 WEST
Health Systems Research. Yolande Lievens, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
Paediatric Radiotherapy
(30 minutes)
11:00 – 11:30 EAST
18:45 – 19:15 WEST
Radiotherapy in Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer: Providing Care and Improving Outcomes. Ed Smith, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Paper Session
(60 minutes)
11:30–12:30 CET
Paper Session 3: Health Economics and Health Systems Research
Revitalizing and Strengthen the Capacity of Cancer Management in Cambodia: Past-Present and Future Involvement of Multi-Stakeholders. Socheat Touch, Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital-University of Health Sciences, Cambodia
The Basic Situation of Radiotherapy in Mainland China: A National Survey in 2019. Yi Junlin, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Competences of Medical Dosimetrists and Radiation Therapy Technologists Working in a Costa Rican Radiotherapy Department: A Benchmarking Approach to the Recommended ESTRO Core Curriculum Using a Training/Competency Matrix Abstract. Jorge Andres Villalobos-Rosales, CCSS-HSJD / UCR / ICAP, Costa Rica
Closing the Radiotherapy Gap in Indonesia: Reflection on National Roadmap Program. Soehartati A Gondhowiardjo, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas, Indonesia–Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital–Jakarta, Indonesia
Weighted Goal Programming Approach for Solving Budgetary Radiation Therapy Treatment. Kizito Mubiru Kyambogo University, Uganda
Paper Session 4: Radiobiology
NTCP and Estimation of Secondary Cancer Risk in Modulated Arc Therapy for Prostate Carcinoma Using In-House Software. Assya Boughalia, Medical Physics Department, Nucleaire Research of Algiers, Algeria
Neutron Capture Enhanced Particle Therapy (NCEPT): In Vitro Proof of Concept. Mitra Safavi-Naeini, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology, ANSTO, Australia
Mechanism-Based Combination Therapy in Cancer: Studies on Cancer Cells. Manoor Prakash Hande, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Concomitant Boost in Preoperative Irradiation of Rectal Cancer. Elena Yermilova, Central Military Hospital, Ukraine
Workshop
E-Contouring Workshop (ESTRO)
(60 minutes)
14:30–15:30 CET
CNS E-Contouring Workshop. Sarah Jefferies, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO), United Kingdom