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Friday, 19 February 2021
(Virtual event) International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO-3)
Keynote Lectures
Radiotherapy in the National Cancer Control Plan
(30 minutes)
10:00–10:30 EAST
14:30–15:00 WEST
Radiotherapy in the National Cancer Control Plan. Lisa Stevens, Director, Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT), IAEA
QUATRO
(30 minutes)
10:30–11:00 EAST
15:00–15:30 WEST
The IAEA Quality Assurance Teamfor RadiationOncology. Stefaan Vynckier, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc; Universite? Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Building National Quality Audit Programme for Radiotherapy. Aude Vaandering, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc; Universite? Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Strategies in Ensuring Continuity of Radiotherapy Services in the Context of COVID-19
(30 minutes)
11:00–11:30 EAST
15:30–16:00 WEST
Strategies in Ensuring Continuity of Radiotherapy Services in the Context of COVID-19. Matthias Guckenberger, European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO); Universita?t Zu?rich, ESTRO
Advanced Technologies - Proton, Ion Beam Therapy
(30 minutes)
11:30–12:00 EAST
16:00–16:30 WEST
“Protons: Truth or Lies”. Damien Weber, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Centre for Proton Therapy (CPT), Switzerland
Telemedicine
(30 minutes)
12:00–12:30 EAST
16:30–17:00 WEST
Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology. Ian Ward, Canterbury Regional Cancer and Haematology Service, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand
60 years of the Directory of Radiotherapy Centres (DIRAC)
(30 minutes)
12:30–13:00 EAST
17:00–17:30 WEST
60 years of the Directory of Radiotherapy Centres (DIRAC). Alfredo Polo, Applied Radiation Biology and Radiology Section, IAEA
Live session: Q&A: Ask the Experts
(60 minutes)
13:00–14:00 EAST
17:30–18:30 WEST
Involvement of the speakers and chairs from the keynote broadcasts and refresher courses.