Organizers:

The aim of the organisers is to provide an up-to-date scientific programme covering advanced practices in radiotherapy as well as roles and responsibilities of the RTT’s. We will be focusing on patient care, imaging in planning process, imaging in treatment process, setup and imobilisation, modern techniquess in radiation therapy (IMRT, VMAT, BRT, adaptive RT, motion management, …) and  RTT’s responsibilities and duties.
A wide range of  sessions will be offered, comprising:

* Lectures
* Practical Sessions
* Special Sessions
* Poster Sessions

Friday, 4.10.

 

QUALITY ASSURANCE, SAFETY

14.30 – 15.40

Chair: A.Oklješa Lukič (SL)

Chair: V. Karadža (HR)

14.30 – 14.50          M. Mlekuž (RTT): Segment gradient based technique for craniospinal irradiation with VMAT(SI)

14.50 – 15.10          A. Polšak (MF): Review of biggest radiotherapy accidents and what can we learn from them(SI)

15.10 – 15.40          M. Vejda (VARIAN): Varian Strategy and Portfolio News

15.40 – 16.10          COFFE BREAK

 

PATIENT CARE (RT of children, claustrophobic patients, information to patients, psychology)

16.10 – 17.20

Chair: I.Čurić (RS)

Chair: I. Payanova (BG)

16.10 – 16.40         Yohei Watanabe – Global Product Manager Radiation Oncology, Siemens Healthineers:

                                  New world of CT simulation – scientific update

16.40 – 17.00          M. Coffey (Adjunct Associate Prof.): ESTRO lecture – The RTT

                                  role in patient care (IRL)

17.00 – 17.20          V. Žager  Marciuš (PhD RTT): The role of radiation therapists

                                  in patients with claustrophobia in radiotherapy (SI)

17.20 – 17.50          E. Barini (ELEKTA): Elekta Unity driving MR/RT

18.00                       WELCOME DRINK

 

Saturday, 5.10.

 

EDUCATION, TEACHING

9.00 – 10.30

Chair: V. Žager Marciuš (SL)

Chair: M. Leech (IR)

9.00 – 9.20              E. Alukič (RTT): University radiography courses in Slovenia (SI)

9.20 – 9.40              J. Stevanović (RTT): Improvment of university student skills by simulation exercise (RS)

9.40 – 10.00            M. Coffey (Adjunct Associate Prof.): ESTRO lecture – Educating the RTT of the future (IRL)

10.00 – 10.30          C. Huang (VARIAN): A Shared Vision for the Future of Adaptive Care

10.30 – 10.50          COFFE BREAK

 

SRS, SRT, SBRT (protocols, imobilisation,verification)

10.50 – 12.10

Chair: D. Ciprić (HR)

Chair: M. Coffey (IRL)

10.50 – 11.10          Đ.Harmicar (RTT): New possibilities and indications in intracranial

                                 metastatic diseases – neuroradiosurgery (SRS)(HR)

11.10 – 11.30          A. Şafek (RTT): Motion management in prostate SBRT (TR)

11.30 – 11.50          G. Firtina (RTT): Motion management for lung cancers using

                                 cyberknife robotic radiosurgery device (TR)

11.50 – 12.10          S. Gašpar (RTT): “Calypso extracranial tracking” system in radiosurgery (HR)

12.10 – 13.10          LUNCH

IMAGING IN PLANING PROCESS (CT, MR, PETCT,setup and imobilisation)

13.10 – 14.30

Chair: A. Kostovski (BA)

Chair: M. Jeraj (SL)

13.10 – 13.40          M. Leech (Associate Prof.): ESTRO lecture  – Positioning and immobilisation – the key to

                                  a quality treatment plan and a successful treatment (IRL)

13.40 – 14.00          A.Jovanovska, I.Payanova, A.Hristova (RTT): Aplication of PET/CT in radiothetapy treatment planning

                                  for linear accelerator halcyon (BG)

14.00 – 14.20          E. Erge (RTT): The superiority of 4D CT imaging to conventional CT imaging (TR)

 

IMAGING IN TREATMENT PROCESS (IGRT, CBCT, 4D CBCT, UZ, protocols)

14.30 – 16.20

Chair: A. Safek (TR)

Chair: D. Dostal (SL)

14.30 – 14.50          R. Ljubijankić, E. Kuduzović (RTT): Ultrasound urinary bladder volume control

                                 during radiotherapy of gyneco urological cancers (SI)

14.50 – 15.10          I. Ranić, K. Šnjarić (RTT): Proper radiotherapy treatment preparation

                                 for prostate cancer patients (HR)

15.10 – 15.30          E. Al-Khazae, M. Han (RTT) : Comparison between two different techniques of patient positioning

                                 for prostate cancer image-guided radiation (HR)

15.30 – 15.50          A. Petković, V.Bišof, J. Bibić  (RTT) : Determination of prostate margins in clinical practice (HR)

15.50 – 16.20          M. Wenke (RaySearch): Machine Learning & Analytics at RaySearch

16.20 – 16.40          COFFE BREAK

 

 MODERN TECHNIQUES IN RADIATION THERAPY

 16.40 – 18.00

Chair: J. Stevanović (RS)

Chair: L. Ilijev (BG)

16.40 – 17.00          D. Drljača (RTT): Implementation of VMAT/SIB with extended volumes in

                                  gyn malignancies, RTT`S role (BA)

17.00 – 17.20          A. Kostovski (RTT): Practical implementation of DIBH radiotherapy in treatment

                                  of left sided breast carcinoma, RTTS point of view (BA)

17.20 – 17.40          H.S Yaman (RTT): Optical surface tracking system (TR)

17.40 – 18.00          D. Cvijić, P. Zebec (RTT): Is it possible to reduce radiation dose to the heart

                                  on left-sided breast cancer patients using existing equipment? (SI)

20.00                      OFFICIAL DINNER

 

Sunday, 6.10.

 

WORKSHOPS (Department of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana)

 

On site live demo presentations – from 9.30am – 12am:

  1. M. Jeraj (RTT): Breast radiotherapy – special techniquess (PA breast support and motion management with ABC) (SI)
  2. L. Madureira, R. Postma: CIVCO Frameless Stereotactic Radiotherapy
  3. S. Baldwin, T. Swayne: Qfix Encompass Frameless SRS Solution
  4. M. Vejda, C. Huang: HyperArc workshop

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