Vienna, Austria

ESTRO 2025

Session

Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Mahler
This house believes that CBCT-based fast adaptation workflows will supersede broad MR-Linac usage
Amanda Webster, United Kingdom;
Christian Richter, Germany
In the last years, MR-Linac research, translation and clinical application was the dominating innovation in RT. With the recent introduction of new CBCT-guided linac hardware in combination with streamlined adaptive workflow, the dominance of MR-Linacs in the online-adaptive context might change. Will MR-Linacs completely vanish? Or will they become a niche application like Cyberknife or others? Or will the superiority of the MR-guidance lead to breakthrough-applications? What are the advantages and disadvantages of CBCT-guided online adaptions? What do you think – will CBCT-based fast adaptation workflows will supersede broad MR-Linac usage? Will our four debaters change your opinion? What will be the majority vote?
Debate
Interdisciplinary
GI / Positioning & Immobilisation / SBRT / Urology
15:15 - 15:18
Introduction & voting
15:18 - 15:33
For the motion
Nika Guberina, Germany
15:33 - 15:48
Against the motion
Simeon Nill, United Kingdom
15:48 - 16:03
For the motion - rebuttal
Mairéad Daly, United Kingdom
16:03 - 16:18
Against the motion - rebuttal
Lorenzo Placidi, Italy
16:18 - 16:30
Discussion & voting