🌟 Thanks to all at
#ESTRO24
! With 7,046 participants, it's been our biggest congress yet! Grateful for your contributions to
#radiotherapy
&
#radiationoncology
. Here's to continued collaboration! See you in Vienna 2025! 🙌
The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) issued the following statement regarding the PROSPECT clinical trial for patients with resectable rectal cancer:
#radiotherapy
#radiationoncology
#radonc
Past, present and future meet at
#ESTRO2022
, as
@AnnaKirby17
takes the reins as the ESTRO President. We wish her the best with this endeavour. A warm welcome to
@Mat_Guc
as President-Elect.
We would like to thank
@bslotman
for leading the Society with passion.
📌 Just published in the Green Journal
@RadiotherapyOn1
: ESTRO clinical practice guideline: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Spine metastases.
🔗 Open access:
@Mat_Guc
@alongi_filippo
#ESTRO2020
#WCB2020
are postponed to 31 July – 4 August 2020. Make sure to mark the dates on your calendar!
Despite this challenging situation, let’s make the Congress a success, together.
More info: 👉
#ESTRO2020
: New concept, new dates.
From 28 November–1 December, our Congress will blend a live programme in Vienna with digital participation.
👉
Updated scientific programme and more info in the coming weeks.
Let's make it a success, together !
🏅 Congratulations
@ProfAJChalmers
on the Interdisciplinary Award at
#ESTRO24
!
⏰Award lecture at the congress:
📅 6 May I 14:15-14:40 BST
👉Read his interview, where as a proud citizen of Glasgow, Anthony shares what makes the city so special to him:
Join the Reirradiation Webinar Series. Our experts will unravel complexities of
#reirradiation
throughout 8 sessions, running from Oct 2023 to May 2024.
📅 Save the Date: 1st session kicks off on 26 Oct.
It's FREE!
👉 Programme and Registration:
#RadOnc
ESTRO Guideline on Prostate Bed Delineation for Postoperative Radiotherapy in
#Prostate
#Cancer
, just published in
@ctRO_journal
and presented this morning at
#ESTRO23
.
Access the article 👉
Breaking records again!🌟Just 2 weeks after ICHNO, we're thrilled to announce another record-breaker with an amazing 2,895 abstracts received for
#ESTRO24
! A big thanks to all contributors. Our reviewers will now get to work!
📌 Save the date! The 5th webinar of our
#Reirradiation
Series is approaching.
🔍 Theme: Dose Constraints for Reirradiation: What Do We Know?
🗓️ Monday 5 February 2024 ⏰ 15:00 to 16:30 CET
Chaired by Ane Appelt.
✅ Register here:
#radonc
#medphys
Welcome to
#ESTRO2021
! The event features world-class speakers presenting the latest advances in
#radiationoncology
, working together for the benefit of cancer patients. Join us now, onsite in Madrid or online!
#radonc
Congratulations to Volker Budach, Håkan Nyström, Lena Specht and David Dearnaley on their Lifetime Achievement Award & to Michelle Leech who was finally able to receive the 2020 E van der Schueren Award. The Network Evening was also a success! Let's start day 2 of
#ESTRO2022
! 🙌🏼
Just published in
@ctRO_journal
: ESTRO ACROP consensus recommendation on the target volume definition for radiation therapy of macroscopic
#prostatecancer
recurrences after radical prostatectomy
👉
#radonc
✨Today, we celebrate the birthday of the inspiring
#MarieCurie
! Her groundbreaking work in radioactivity continues to inspire and shape
#radiotherapy
, benefiting patients worldwide. Let's celebrate her legacy and the progress in our field in sharing 10 facts about RT.
ESTRO announces the next venues for its Annual Congress:
#Copenhagen
(2022) and
#Glasgow
(2023). These cities proposed impressive projects that will create lasting impacts recalling ESTRO’s vision: “Optimal Health for All, Together”.
#radonc
Thank you to everyone who made
#ESTRO2021
possible: To our wonderful faculty, the participants and all corporate partners and exhibitors. It was great to have you with us. We hope you enjoyed this event as much as we did!
🌟 Passing the hammer ! Anna Kirby hands over to Matthias Guckenberger, the new ESTRO President. Huge gratitude to Anna for her outstanding leadership and invaluable contributions during her tenure 👏. Here's to a new chapter of growth and success under Matthias' guidance! ✨
Congratulations to our
#ESTRO37
Lifetime Achievement Awardees! Rob Glynne-Jones, Michael Joiner, Erik Van Limbergen, David Thwaites, Richard Pötter & the ESTRO Presidents Umberto Ricardi, Yolande Lievens, Philip Poortmans
📅 The
#ESTROSchool
Calendar for the 2024 Teaching Courses is now AVAILABLE!
Explore our 32 post-graduate courses, designed for all disciplines of RT:
👉Register for live or online courses, tailored to elevate your expertise:
#MedEd
Just accepted for publication! ESTRO-ACROP
#guideline
on recommendations on implementation of breath-hold techniques in
#radiotherapy
.
🔗Access the full article:
@marianneaznar
🌟Today, we extend our warmest wishes to Prof. Vincenzo Valentini as he embarks on a well-deserved retirement🌟
We invite you to join us TODAY at 15:00 for his final lecture. Available in both Italian and English:
#radonc
#HappyRetirement
@VinValentini
Just published in
@TheLancet
Oncology: Delphi consensus on stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for oligometastatic and oligoprogressive renal cell carcinoma — an ESTRO study endorsed by EAU.
👉 Read the summary:
@Uroweb
Good news: Access to
#ESTRO2020
online platform extended to 23 December! Meanwhile, materials will be transferred on myEstro, available there from 15 December to give attendees the possibility to consult them from both platform during the transition phase.
Enjoy the content!
Introducing our Presidential and Board candidates. This year ESTRO will elect a new President-Elect and 2 new Board Members. The voting period is 21/02/2022 – 14/03/2022. Only 2022 full members who have also been full members in 2021 are eligible to vote👉
For the very first time in ESTRO history, we have topped 8000 members! 👏 We thank you all, for your commitment to the ESTRO values and mission and we look forward to continuing supporting you and the radiotherapy community, shaping together the future of cancer care
#radonc
Mark the words of
#ESTRO
President & Chair of interdisciplinary track Prof. Ben Slotman at
#ESTRO2020
for he can be very persuasive and YES, less than a week separates you from the most exciting
#radiotherapy
event in Europe.
👉
#ESTRO23
is now over… Thank you so much to all the participants, the faculty, the exhibitors and the daily reporters. We look forward to seeing you again next year at ESTRO 2024 in Glasgow! Safe trip back and stay tuned for future reports.
2,043 abstracts have been accepted for oral presentation or poster at
#ESTRO23
. Thank you again for your submission and thank you to all the reviewers who are building a great scientific programme! Now, check out your mailbox, notifications have been sent this week!
Congratulations to the Awardees of the day at
#ESTRO2020
: Paolo Casali, Michelle Leech and Richard Pötter for their outstanding scientific contributors in the field of oncology.
Your work is valued!
#radonc
The new ESTRO Presidency (2020-2022) starts today! Ben Slotman as President, Umberto Ricardi as past President, and Anna Kirby as President-elect
#radonc
Congratulations to Anna for her election. Thanks to Yolande Lievens for her leadership over the past 6 years.
#womenwhocurie
Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology has received its first Impact Factor of 4.739!👏Thank you to all submitting authors and congratulations to the editorial team and editors in chief
@PBlanchardMD
& Daniel Zips👉
#Radonc
#Oncology
#OpenAccess
Important update: You have more time to submit your abstracts for ESTRO 2021. The deadline for abstract submission is extended to 8 March 2021. Exciting information about ESTRO 2021 will follow next week. Stay tuned!
Congratulations to
@LeechmMichelle
the recipient of The Emmanuel van der Schueren Award given in honour of the founding father of ESTRO & in recognition of excellent scientific work in
#radonc
received today at
#ESTRO2020
.
Congratulations to Prof
@CaiGrau
, receiving the Klaas Breur Award from Anna Kirby, President of ESTRO, during the
#ESTRO23
Opening Ceremony on Friday 12 May, after giving his awarded lecture, “From innovation to action, together”.
👉 Read his interview:
#Reirradiation
now part of standard care for many patient groups. Join our 1-day boot-camp at
#ESTRO24
exploring:
✅ Challenges
✅ Patients candidates
✅ Dose constraints
✅ Tissue recovery factors
✅ Practical clinical workflows
✅ Treatment planning
👉
📆 Save the Date: The next webinar of our
#Reirradiation
Series is set for Monday 4 December 3-4 pm CET. Join us as we delve into the theme of "Practical
#Radiobiology
for Clinical Reirradiation Challenges."
✅ To secure your spot, register here :
#radonc
🏆 Congrats Marcel van Herk on the van der Schueren Award at
#ESTRO24
, honoring dedicated
#radonc
education & pioneering research.
✅ Award lecture on "25 years of ESTRO teaching, from big brother to big data""
📅4 May | 14:15-14:40 BST
👉 Interview:
👏 With over 6,700 participants, we can proudly declare ESTRO 2023 as the most attended congress in ESTRO's history!
Our deepest gratitude to all attendees, industry partners, speakers, faculty, and committee members who made of ESTRO 2023 a world-class event.
#estro23
#radonc
COVID-19: at this moment
#ESTRO2020
and
#WCB2020
will go on as planned. There is no recommendation by the World Health Organization, the European Commission or the Austrian authorities to cancel events like the Annual Congress.
In 2022, the
#ESTROschool
will keep contributing to standardising, improving and professionalising knowledge & practice in radiation oncology and associated professions in Europe and beyond. 👉We are very pleased to share the 2022 school calendar with you!
Today we celebrate
#WomenWhoCurie
! On Marie Curie’s birthday we honor the fantastic
#radoncwomen
working in
#RadOnc
across the world, just like the ladies attending the ESTRO course on Risk management in Athens!
Congratulations to Richard Pötter the recipient of the Jens Overgaard legacy Award awarded in recognition of outstanding contribution to promoting scholarly science in radiation oncology received today during
#ESTRO2020
.
#ESTRO2021
Congratulations to tonight's awardees: Denis Lacombe and Josep M. Borras, Honorary Members, and to Arthur Sun Myint, Felipe Calvo and Krzysztof Bujko on their Lifetime Achievement Awards!
🏅 Interview with
@piet_ost
, recipient of the Donal Hollywood Award at
#ESTRO24
: Join us for his award lecture in Glasgow:
📌 Salvage Treatment of OligoRecurrent nodal
#prostatecancer
Metastases (STORM)
📆 6 May I 14:40 - 14:55 BST
👉 Full interview here:
“Today in Europe a quarter of patients don't receive the
#radiotherapy
they need. We need to address this gap, as the need for RT will grow in the coming years with an expected increase of 16% by 2025” Yolande Lievens ESTRO President
#WorldCancerDay
The proper computer simulation of cancer treatment & the accurate delivery of radiation require skills of
#medicalphysicist
in the interdisciplinary team,striving to improve
#cancercare
. On
#IDMP2020
day we thank
#medicalphysicists
who dedicated their careers to treating cancer!
"We really wrote the history at
#ESTRO2020
& honored the past (including
#ESTRO
's 40th birthday), providing high level science & education worldwide for
#radonc
!
Simply: from the deep of my heart, THANKS to all of you, speakers, attendees, ESTRO team! "
@umbertoricardi
Introducing
@YatTsang
as the new Chair of the RTT Committee. Yat is sharing his vision for the committee and how he intends to advance RTT professional development. We wish Yat the best of luck in his new role!
👉 Read his article in the
#ESTRONewsletter
:
Congratulations to Philip Poortmans recipient of the Klaas Breur Award given in highest honour that can be conferred on an
#ESTRO
member awarded in recognition of major contribution made by the winner to European
#Radiotherapy
.
Lecture: “Eternal mammary nodes” ⏰ 16.00 CET
After careful consideration it is decided that
#ESTRO2020
will take place in a fully digital format. Read the President's statement here:
ℹ️ Info, registration and FAQ'S, via:
The 2023 School Calendar is now available! We offer live, online and blended courses. Make sure to check out the calendar and register for your course of interest! 👉
#ESTROschool
#Radiotherapy
#Radiationoncolgy
🆕Introducing the EuroBrachytherapy
#Fellowship
: an excellent opportunity to learn and gain hands on experience in a radiation oncology subspecialty.
An initiative of the GEC-ESTRO education task force.
👉 Apply here:
#Brachytherapy
#radonc
📌 Save the date: Virtual symposium “Hot topics and challenges in
#SBRT
for oligometastatic disease", organised by the
@EORTC
& ESTRO
#OligoCare
project.📅 30 January 2024 I From 16:00 to 18:00 CET
ℹ More information:
#radonc
Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
@PhiroTweets
has achieved its 1st Impact Factor: 3.7! This recognition reinforces phiRO as an impactful journal highlighting the high quality of our published papers.
Share your innovative research with phiRO now:
Published in
@TipsroTweets
:
ESTRO-ACROP guideline for positioning, immobilisation and setup verification for local and loco-regional photon
#breastcancer
irradiation
👉
2,477 abstracts submitted to
#ESTRO37
: This is a record number for an ESTRO congress! Thank you to all of you who submitted your work and also to the reviewers who are currently hard at work scoring the abstracts...
“Our annual meetings will never be the same.
#ESTRO
has shown a digital meeting can be successful. We look forward to the
#ESTRO2021
live meeting in Madrid, & continue to offer digital access to increase our exposure. Thanks to all of you and stay safe!”
#ESTRO2020
@bslotman
📔 Winning Abstract ESTRO2020 📔:two outstanding study results on breast & cervical cancer therapy are presented: 📑 FAST-Forward & 📑 The EMBRACE I
Congratulations to Richard Pötter & co-Authors and Murray Brunt & co-Authors!
👉Press Release:
#ESTRO2021
Congratulations to Jesper Grau Eriksen on receiving the Emmanuel van der Schueren Award and Hans Langendijk for the Jens Overgaard Legacy Award!
🌟We're thrilled to announce that Barbara Jereczek-Fossa has been elected as the ESTRO President-elect! With extensive experience within ESTRO, Barbara is a respected professional who will undoubtedly excel in her new role, starting in 2026. Congratulations, Barbara!👏
Joining us at
#ESTRO38
? Follow our Twitter Ambassadors
@RT_physics
@LeechmMichelle
@GI_RadOnc
@ProfAJChalmers
to get insights on the sessions and to tune in for the latest updates of the congress. Remember to show up at the Tweet up on 27/4 at 18:30 to meet them & share ideas!
@ASTRO_org
& ESTRO unite for a call to action on Maintaining the Cycle of Innovation in
#radonc
, exploring solutions to safeguard patient care & underscoring the importance of discussions among stakeholders to ensure an efficient innovation cycle.
👉
📣 Two new ACROP guidelines were published:
1) ESTRO ACROP guidelines for external beam radiotherapy of patients with complicated bone metastases 👉
#Radonc
#Radiotherapy
#Oncology
Now that
#ESTRO23
is over, you may be wondering "What's Next?". 2024 will be packed with ESTRO events.
✍ Don't miss any of our congresses and save the date for
#ESTRO24
in Glasgow,
#ICHNO24
in Barcelona and
#ESTROmeetsAsia24
in Kuala Lumpur
#radonc
Happy to announce that the impact factor of Radiotherapy & Oncology (the Green Journal) has never been so high: 5.252 in 2018. With a 6.3% increase over the one of 2017 (4.942). It is even higher than forecasted!
@ELS_Oncology
@OncologyAdvance
#Radiotherapy
#RadOnc
#oncology
Join us in Madrid at
#ESTRO2021
! We are looking forward to meeting you live this year. The number of seats is limited to 2,500 to respect the safety rules & follows a first come, first serve basis. Register now!
Early fee registration deadline 16 June