Vienna, Austria

ESTRO 2025

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Programme

100 Sessions
Friday
May 02
07:30 - 17:00
Friday
May 02
08:30 - 17:00
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:40
Mahler
Maria Hawkins, United Kingdom
Meet-the-Experts
Interdisciplinary
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:40
Brahms
Marie-Catherine Vozenin, Switzerland
Teaching Lecture
Radiobiology
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:40
Plenary Hall
Charlotte Coles, United Kingdom
Teaching Lecture
Clinical
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:40
Strauss 1-2
Christina Tsien, Canada;
Marta Scorsetti, Italy
Meet-the-Experts
Clinical
CNS
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:40
Schubert
Teaching Lecture
Physics
AI in RT and SBRT
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:40
Lehar 1-3
Hugo Palmans, Austria
Teaching Lecture
Physics
Dosimetry & QA and FLASH
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:40
Haydn
Djoya Hattu, The Netherlands
In this teaching session Sarah Barrett, Assistant Professor in Radiation Therapy of the Trinity college and University of Dublin, will give an overview of the current status and role of radiotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer. Recent technical advances on imaging improvements, integration of AI models into the workflow, and a growing interest in robust optimization are discussed. Additionally, the expanding role of adaptive radiotherapy, and the changing profile of lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy due to personalised medicine, will be highlighted. Finally, it is explained how all these developments will influence the role of the RTT in the future, and which skills and knowledge they need to acquire to be able to continue to deliver excellent patient care.
Teaching Lecture
RTT
Lung
Saturday
May 03
08:00 - 08:55
Strauss 3
Peter Niehoff, Germany
Panel Discussion
Brachytherapy
Urology
Saturday
May 03
08:45 - 10:00
Brahms
Apostolos Menegakis, The Netherlands;
Bartłomiej Tomasik, Poland
Symposium
Radiobiology
Saturday
May 03
08:45 - 10:00
Plenary Hall
Birgitte Offersen, Denmark;
Sukhdeep Kaur Nagpal, United Kingdom
Symposium
Clinical
Saturday
May 03
08:45 - 10:00
Strauss 1-2
Saturday
May 03
08:45 - 10:00
Schubert
Daniela Thorwarth, Germany;
Pierre Montay-Gruel, Belgium
Pitch Session
Physics
Saturday
May 03
08:45 - 10:00
Lehar 1-3
Edmond Sterpin, Belgium;
Vlad Badiu, The Netherlands
Symposium
Physics
Dosimetry & QA
Saturday
May 03
08:45 - 10:00
Haydn
Brayden Geary, Australia;
Sarah Barrett, Ireland
Symposium
RTT
GI and Positioning & Immobilisation
Saturday
May 03
09:00 - 10:00
Strauss 3
Asa Carlsson Tedgren, Sweden;
Sofia Spampinato, The Netherlands
Symposium
Brachytherapy
Skin
Saturday
May 03
11:40 - 12:40
Plenary Hall
Matthias Guckenberger, Switzerland
Symposium
Interdisciplinary
CNS and Dosimetry & QA and FLASH and SBRT and Urology
Saturday
May 03
11:40 - 12:40
Haydn
Beate Timmermann, Germany
Multidisciplinary Tumour Board
Clinical
CNS / Soft Tissue
Saturday
May 03
13:00 - 14:00
Strauss 3
Assembly
Brachytherapy
Saturday
May 03
14:15 - 14:40
Plenary Hall
Award Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and SBRT and Urology
Saturday
May 03
14:40 - 15:05
Plenary Hall
Award Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and SBRT and Urology
Saturday
May 03
15:15 - 16:30
Plenary Hall
Gitte Fredberg Persson, Denmark;
Luca Boldrini, Italy
Debate
Clinical
Lung
Saturday
May 03
15:15 - 16:30
Strauss 1-2
Giuseppe Curigliano, Italy;
Icro Meattini, Italy
Symposium
Clinical
CNS and Lung and SBRT
Saturday
May 03
15:15 - 16:30
Schubert
Saturday
May 03
15:15 - 16:30
Lehar 1-3
Catharine Clark, United Kingdom
Symposium
Physics
Dosimetry & QA and Positioning & Immobilisation
Saturday
May 03
15:15 - 16:30
Haydn
Karen Molan , Ireland;
Naman Julka-Anderson, United Kingdom
Symposium
RTT
Saturday
May 03
15:15 - 16:30
Strauss 3
Ewa Burchardt, Poland;
Luca Tagliaferri, Italy
Symposium
Brachytherapy
Head & Neck / Urology
Sunday
May 04
08:00 - 08:40
Plenary Hall
Silke Tribius, Germany;
Vincent Grégoire, France
Meet-the-Experts
Clinical
Head & Neck
Sunday
May 04
08:00 - 08:40
Strauss 1-2
Panel Discussion
Clinical
GI
Sunday
May 04
08:00 - 08:40
Schubert
Teaching Lecture
Physics
Soft Tissue
Sunday
May 04
08:00 - 08:40
Brahms
Pierre Montay-Gruel, Belgium
Panel Discussion
Radiobiology
Dosimetry & QA and FLASH
Sunday
May 04
08:00 - 08:40
Lehar 1-3
Ane Appelt, United Kingdom
Teaching Lecture
Physics
AI in RT
Sunday
May 04
08:00 - 08:40
Haydn
Michelle Leech, Ireland
This teaching lecture will focus on motion management strategies specifically when treating oligometastatic disease (OMD) in the thoracic and abdominal regions with SBRT. The lecture will be presented from the viewpoints of both the perspectives of the RTT and the medical physics expert (MPE). The MPE will start the lecture by giving a brief overview of the history of OMD. Concepts such as ITV, MidPos, MidVent and continuous target tracking will be discussed in the line of online adaptive delivery. The MPE will also pose a question over the optimal hardware for such treatment delivery- are ‘traditional’ linear accelerators sufficient or are dedicated, high technology units required? The RTT perspective will take the position of motion management when treating multiple volumes in the same plan on the MR-linac and will refer to the sites most commonly treated in this manner-lung, mediastinum, liver, abdominal volumes and abdominal lymph nodes. The presentation will follow the pathway from pre-treatment to on-treatment, leading to on-treatment decision making by the RTT with specific focus on what planes and which volumes to gate. Finally, some trouble shooting points will be given as well as consideration to questions which are still unanswered in this field.
Teaching Lecture
RTT
Positioning & Immobilisation / SBRT
Sunday
May 04
08:00 - 08:40
Strauss 3
Christian Kirisits, Austria
Teaching Lecture
Brachytherapy
Urology
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Mahler
Corinne Faivre-Finn, United Kingdom
Symposium
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA / GI / Lung / Soft Tissue
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Brahms
Emilie Alvarez-Andres, Germany;
Paul Span, The Netherlands
Symposium
Radiobiology
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Plenary Hall
Jesper Grau Eriksen, Denmark;
Renata Zahu, Romania
Symposium
Clinical
Head & Neck
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Strauss 1-2
Alex Stewart, United Kingdom;
Remi Nout, The Netherlands
Debate
Clinical
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Schubert
Lorenzo Placidi, Italy;
Nienke Sijtsema, The Netherlands
Symposium
Physics
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Lehar 1-3
Joanna Kamińska, Poland;
Marianne Aznar, United Kingdom
Symposium
Physics
Breast and Positioning & Immobilization
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Haydn
Paulo Ferreira, Belgium;
Yat Man Tsang, Canada
Symposium
RTT
Sunday
May 04
08:45 - 10:00
Strauss 3
Marcin Miszczyk, Poland;
Vratislav Strnad, Germany
Symposium
Brachytherapy
Urology
Sunday
May 04
11:40 - 12:45
Plenary Hall
This session will celebrate the best abstract submitted to each track. Join us in congratulating the winners during this plenary session and listen to the top-level presentations.
Proffered Papers
Clinical
Dosimetry & QA / SBRT
Sunday
May 04
11:40 - 12:40
Haydn
Sunday
May 04
13:00 - 14:00
Schubert
Assembly
Physics
Dosimetry & QA and FLASH
Sunday
May 04
14:15 - 14:40
Plenary Hall
Award Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and Urology
Sunday
May 04
14:40 - 15:05
Plenary Hall
Award Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and Urology
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Mahler
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Brahms
Michele Mondini, France;
Zuzanna Nowicka, Poland
Symposium
Radiobiology
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Plenary Hall
Fran Duane, Ireland;
Ivica Ratosa, Slovenia
Symposium
Clinical
Breast
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Strauss 1-2
Nicole Concin, Austria;
Remi Nout, The Netherlands;
Xavier Matias-Guiu, Spain
Symposium
Clinical
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Schubert
Wouter van Elmpt, The Netherlands
Symposium
Physics
AI in RT and GI and Urology
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Lehar 1-3
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Haydn
Maeve Kearney, Ireland;
Rita Simoes, United Kingdom
Positioning and immobilisation are fundamental steps in the RT patient pathway, uniquely vital for ensuring treatment reproducibility and precision. RTT experts will argue for and against the proposition considering traditional immobilisation strategies in light of advancements such as Surface-Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT), particle therapy, and online ART. Proponents argue that modern technologies and techniques reduce reliance on rigid immobilisation, enhancing patient comfort and experience. Opponents caution against abandoning these proven methods, emphasizing the risks of excess external and internal motion and misalignment without robust positioning systems. Join this engaging session as we discuss the evolving role of immobilisation in RT and its implications for patient care and daily practice.
Debate
RTT
Positioning & Immobilisation / Soft Tissue
Sunday
May 04
15:15 - 16:30
Strauss 3
Mateusz Bilski, Poland;
Primoz Petric, Switzerland
Symposium
Brachytherapy
Breast and Head & Neck
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Mahler
Kerstin Borgmann, Germany
Teaching Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Brahms
Marco Fusella, Italy;
Tomasz Latusek, Poland
Pitch Session
Interdisciplinary
CNS
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Plenary Hall
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Strauss 1-2
Ditte Sloth Møller, Denmark
Teaching Lecture
Clinical
Lung
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Schubert
Jan Unkelbach, Switzerland;
Mirjam Mast, The Netherlands
Meet-the-Experts
Physics
AI in RT and Dosimetry & QA
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Lehar 1-3
Kathrine Røe Redalen, Norway
Teaching Lecture
Physics
GI / Positioning & Immobilisation / SBRT / Soft Tissue
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Haydn
Elizabeth Forde, Ireland
In this session we welcome our two multidisciplinary speakers from The Catharina Cancer Institute in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. During this session we will have the opportunity to learn first-hand how deep learning segmentation (DLS) has been implemented in their clinic, and how this process has changed their practice. Firstly, Clinical Physicist, Coen Hurkmans, will consider the motivation to implement DLS practices in a clinical environment. Drawing on evidence from the literature, he will highlight achievable results, common pitfalls, and strategies to mitigate errors in segmentation. He will also provide us with a comprehensive guide to evaluating the quality of segmentations within clinical workflows. Coen will also address the how to establish a multidisciplinary team to support the implementation phase of DLS. His talk will then be followed up by RTT colleague, Melissa Verdonk-van den Heuvel. Melissa will talk us through the practicalities of introducing DLS, using examples from various imaging technologies, including CBCT and MRI. She will also highlight the outcomes of testing protocols, and the ongoing quality assurance measures in place critical to the success of DLS. Finally, Melissa will discuss the evolving roles of radiation therapists (RTTs) in this changing landscape and explore potential future opportunities for advanced practice.
Teaching Lecture
RTT
AI in RT
Monday
May 05
08:00 - 08:40
Strauss 3
Bartłomiej Tomasik, Poland
Teaching Lecture
Young
Monday
May 05
08:45 - 10:00
Mahler
Tuan Ha, Australia
Pitch Session
Interdisciplinary
SBRT
Monday
May 05
08:45 - 10:00
Brahms
Mischa Hoogeman, The Netherlands;
Łukasz Kuncman, Poland
Symposium
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and GI
Monday
May 05
08:45 - 10:00
Strauss 1-2
Ben Slotman, The Netherlands;
Louie Alexander, Canada
Symposium
Clinical
Lung
Monday
May 05
09:15 - 10:30
Schubert
Eliana Maria Vasquez Osorio, United Kingdom
Symposium
Physics
AI in RT
Monday
May 05
08:45 - 10:00
Lehar 1-3
Cristina Garibaldi, Italy;
Efi Koutsouveli, Greece
Symposium
Physics
Monday
May 05
08:45 - 10:00
Haydn
Aileen Duffton, United Kingdom;
Lynsey Devlin, United Kingdom
Pitch Session
RTT
Positioning & Immobilisation
Monday
May 05
08:45 - 10:00
Strauss 3
Dylan Callens, Belgium;
Lisette Juul Sandt, Denmark
This session explores imposter syndrome, a phenomenon affecting many and impacting both confidence and professional growth, particularly among researchers. Through four engaging talks, we will delve into its definition, prevalence across professions and age groups, and its underlying causes. Speakers will share personal experiences, offering perspectives from early-career researchers, senior academics, and professionals transitioning to industry. Topics include overcoming self-doubt, the influence of cultural and professional environments, and how imposter syndrome can shape growth and collaboration. Join us for insights, real-life examples, and practical advice on addressing imposter syndrome and turning it into a tool for personal and professional development.
Symposium
Young
Monday
May 05
10:30 - 11:30
Strauss 3
Ana Maria Barragan Montero, Belgium;
Ghizela Ana Maria Salagean, Romania
Symposium
Young
Monday
May 05
11:40 - 12:40
Plenary Hall
The latest clinical trials will be presented during this plenary session. Join us to learn of the latest results and developments in clinical trials.
Proffered Papers
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA / SBRT
Monday
May 05
11:40 - 12:40
Haydn
Richard Andrew Cowan, United Kingdom
Multidisciplinary Tumour Board
Clinical
Monday
May 05
13:10 - 14:10
Strauss 3
Amanda Webster, United Kingdom;
Nienke Hoekstra, The Netherlands
Symposium
Young
Monday
May 05
14:15 - 14:40
Plenary Hall
Award Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and Urology
Monday
May 05
14:40 - 15:05
Plenary Hall
Award Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and Urology
Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Mahler
Christian Richter, Germany
Debate
Interdisciplinary
GI and Positioning & Immobilisation and SBRT and Urology
Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Brahms
Ajay Aggarwal, United Kingdom;
Miet Vandemaele, Belgium
Symposium
Interdisciplinary
Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Plenary Hall
Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Strauss 1-2
Lucia Manganaro, Italy;
Susan Lalondrelle, United Kingdom
This session will provide an overview of new applications and explore the future of AI in clinical practice from the perspective of both radiation oncologists and radiologists. The introduction of AI is revolutionising radiotherapy workflows by optimising tumour and organ segmentation, saving valuable time for radiation oncologists. In addition, AI has great potential in areas such as quality control, treatment plan verification, optimisation of image-guided radiotherapy and real-time monitoring of moving tumours, such as lung and liver tumours, during treatment. In diagnostic imaging, AI applications are emerging in screening programmes, prognostic assessment and predictive modelling. These areas are becoming more prominent in research, with early impacts already visible in clinical practice. The integration of AI-based models will be a key challenge in the coming years. The presentations will focus on the feasibility, testing and planning of innovative AI solutions in both radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging, emphasising the growing influence of AI on the workflows of oncologists and radiologists.
Symposium
Clinical
AI in RT
Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Schubert
Michelle Oud, The Netherlands
Pitch Session
Physics
Dosimetry & QA and FLASH
Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Lehar 1-3
Lena Nenoff, Germany
Debate
Physics
Monday
May 05
15:15 - 16:30
Haydn
Maria Chiara Lo Greco, Italy;
Sophie Boisbouvier, France
During this session, speakers will address the needs of adolescent and young adult (AYA) radiotherapy patients, with a focus on quality-of-life aspects, during and up to six months post-treatment. Topics also include the value of informative sessions within the radiotherapy pathway and strategies for implementation. The Irish experience with Hodgkin lymphoma AYA survivors will highlight tailored physical and psychosocial support and the integration of survivor input into resource development. Finally, the Peer2Me intervention will be presented, showcasing its impact on both mentors and mentees.
Symposium
RTT
Soft Tissue
Monday
May 05
15:00 - 16:15
Strauss 3
Young Networking Session
Young
Monday
May 05
16:30 - 17:30
Strauss 3
Morten Horsholt Kristensen, Denmark
Young Networking Session
Young
Monday
May 05
18:00 - 19:00
Mahler
Assembly
Interdisciplinary
Dosimetry & QA and FLASH
Tuesday
May 06
08:30 - 09:10
Mahler
Teaching Lecture
Interdisciplinary
Soft Tissue / Spatially fractionnated RT / Urology
Tuesday
May 06
08:30 - 09:10
Strauss 1-2
Cihan Gani, Germany
Teaching Lecture
Clinical
GI
Tuesday
May 06
08:30 - 09:10
Schubert
Jennifer Dhont, Belgium
Teaching Lecture
Physics
AI in RT
Tuesday
May 06
08:30 - 09:10
Lehar 1-3
Jenny Bertholet, Switzerland;
Paweł Wołowiec, Poland
Pitch Session
Physics
Dosimetry & QA and FLASH
Tuesday
May 06
08:30 - 09:10
Haydn
Teaching Lecture
RTT
Tuesday
May 06
08:30 - 09:10
Strauss 3
Nicolaus Andratschke, Switzerland
Panel Discussion
Clinical
Tuesday
May 06
09:15 - 10:30
Mahler
Mark Gooding, United Kingdom
Panel Discussion
Interdisciplinary
Tuesday
May 06
09:15 - 10:30
Brahms
Azadeh Abravan, United Kingdom;
Kari Tanderup, Denmark
Symposium
Interdisciplinary
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