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Positioning & Immobilisation Focus Group

The Focus Group on Positioning and Immobilisation (P&I) aims to harmonise radiotherapy practices with the current state of research to establish best practice guidelines and enhance patient safety. By identifying gaps in scientific knowledge, education, research, and quality of care, the Focus Group addresses challenges in patient setup and stability, including motion management and position verification.

We recently defined three working groups:

  • Patient setup and stability
  • Motion management
  • Position verification

The purpose of these working groups is to find out the challenges and aims. Patient information/education runs like a common thread through all working groups. The defined challenges and aims will be presented on this website soon.

The P&I Focus Group proposes and assists in the development of guidelines, conducts educational events, distributes and analyses surveys, and advises on the scientific content of the annual ESTRO congress.  In addition to the ESTRO Councils and Committees all radiation oncology experts can contact the Positioning & Immobilisation Focus Group with their questions or (innovative) ideas. The P&I Focus Group is looking for stakeholders in the field of radiotherapy who want to join a working group and contribute their knowledge with the P&I Focus Group.

Education: Evidence-based guidelines. Multi-professional educational events. Patient education.

Technology: Motion management, IGRT, SGRT, 3D printing technology, radiation therapist led online adaptive treatment

Research: performing systematic reviews, surveys

Chair:

Mirjam Mast, RTT, Haaglanden Medical Center (NL)

Core Experts:

Filipe Moura, RTT, Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (PT)

Rita Simoes, RTT, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Siret Kivistik, RTT, Tartu University Hospital Cancer Centre (EE)

Full Members:

Frank van den Heuvel, Medical Physicist, University of Oxford (BE)

Dylan Callens, RTT, University Hospitals Leuven - KU Leuven  (BE)

Ilija Čurić, RTT, University Clinical Center of Serbia Belgrade (RS)

Prakash Umbarkar, RTT, P.D Hinduja National Hospital Mumbai (IN)

Ghizela-Ana-Maria Salagean, Medical Physicist, TopMed Medical Centre (RO)

Claudio Votta, RTT, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS (IT)

Sophie Boisbouvier, RTT, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (FR)

Michel Öllers, Medical Physicist, Maastro (NL)

Malin Kügele, Medical Physicist, Skåne University Hospital (SE)

Joerg Lehmann, Medical Physicist, The University of Newcastle (AU)

Vania Batista, Medical Physicist, Heildelberg University Hospital (DE)

Geneviève Van Ooteghem, Radiation Oncologist, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc (BE)

Florian Putz, Senior Physician, University Hospital Erlangen (DE)

More information coming soon.