Call to join the ESTRO Physics Committee

Dear ESTRO Physics Members, 

We would like to draw your attention to:  

2 vacancies available in the ESTRO Physics Committee 

The Physics Committee aims to promote visibility and significance of clinical translational and research aspects of medical physics within ESTRO. We further work to maintain and increase the relevance of ESTRO for scientists engaged in medical physics and computer science research.  

Our focus areas are: 

  • Representation of clinical and research medical physicists within ESTRO
  • Organise educational activities and annual physics workshop to strengthen and promote physics research and development within European radiation oncology 
  • Ensure proper attention to physics research and its importance for radiation oncology at the annual ESTRO congress
  • Advise the ESTRO Education Council on the development and execution of teaching courses with a physics focus
  • Develop and harmonise professional education and training of medical physics experts in Europe.


The Physics Committee consists of 12 core members with different backgrounds regarding clinical and research physics. The term of a membership in the committee is 3 years and can be renewed once. For more information about our members and activities, visit our website (ESTRO Physics Committee). 

As a committee member, you will:

  • work together with a highly motivated group of fellow committee members 
  • be a spokesperson for young professionals at the start of their career in physics research 
  • help organising our activities, such as the annual physics workshop, develop the programme of the annual ESTRO congress, act as liaison person to other professional or scientific societies or work on professional aspects of medical physics on European level.
  • spend 1 hour per week on average on committee activities.
     

Who can apply? 
Currently we are looking for two new members. Eligible candidates must be full members who have shown previous involvement  in ESTRO physics activities and demonstrated a high level of engagement. We value candidates who contribute to the Society’s  growth and initiatives. Additionally, we aim for a diverse committee in terms of gender, professional background, and geographical representation.
 

How to apply? 
To apply, please fill out the online form at the following link: click here.

Application deadline: 31 January 2025. 

A candidate will be selected based on the received applications. The new member will be appointed at the ESTRO General Assembly in Vienna, in May 2025.   

Should you have any questions, please contact us at: physics@estro.org

Kind regards,

The ESTRO Physics Committee 

  • The promotion of Medical Physics within radiation oncology in Europe through professional and educational development.

  • Establishing cooperation, eg, through Memorandum of Understandings (MoU), with other related organisations worldwide

  • Advising and educating the public and health professionals (in particular radiation oncologists) in matters related to radiation oncology physics

  • Promoting the representation of ESTRO in external activities related to radiotherapy in Europe

  • Provision of a coherent response to emerging issues of interest to radiotherapy physics in Europe

  • Promoting standards in medical physics in radiation oncology in Europe

  • Promoting and facilitating research initiatives in radiation oncology by medical physicists.

  • Physics assembly & networking 14 May 2023 recording

  • Ensuring representation of the ESTRO physics members

  • Holding an assembly of physicists at the annual ESTRO conference

  • Introducing new communication routes and intensify existing communication (e.g. newsletter)

  • Setting annual priorities for the Physics Committee (PC) in line with the ESTRO Vision

  • Ensuring that medical physicists are well represented in the relevant bodies of ESTRO

  • Identifying and co-ordinate task groups to address specific areas of interest to medical physics in Europe to enable further improvements in the optimisation of radiotherapy

  • Facilitating and enhance dissemination of science through medical physics orientated research meetings and workshops, in line with the ESTRO Vision document.

  • Promoting the of contribution of high quality physics papers in the Green Journal

  • Appointing an Honorary Physicist awardee

  • Nominating the Physics track Chair at the ESTRO annual conference.

  • Contributing to the scientific programme at the ESTRO annual congress.

  • Providing appropriate medical physics input to ESTRO initiatives

Chair: Daniela Thorwarth, University of Tübingen (DE) 

Marianne Aznar, University of Manchester (UK) 

Cristina Garibaldi, IEO European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS (IT) 

Victor Hernandez, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus (ES) 

Coen Hurkmans, Catharina Hospital (NL) 

Núria Jornet, Sant Pau Hospital (ES) 

Tomasz Piotrowski, Greater Poland Cancer Centre (PL)

Christian Richter, OncoRay (DE) 

Charlotte Robert, Paris-Saclay University and Gustave Roussy Hospital (FR) 

Kathrine Røe Redalen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)

Wouter van Elmpt, Maastro (NL)  

GEC-ESTRO BRAPHYQS: Åsa Carlsson-Tedgren, Karolinska Institute (SE) 

Observer - Past-Chair: Catharine Clark, University College London Hospital (UK) 

Observer - Editor-in-Chief phiRO: Ludvig Muren, Aarhus University Hospital and The Danish Centre for Particle Therapy (DK) 

Observer - Green Journal physics editor & EPTN: Dietmar Georg, Medical University of Vienna (AT)  

Young Committee Observer: Jenny Bertholet, Insel Gruppe (CH) 

 

Past Chairs: 

Catharine Clark, University College London Hospital (UK) 

Núria Jornet, Sant Pau Hospital (ES)