Sixth Annual Meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

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Announcement

Sixth Annual Meeting of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Lisbon, Portugal 25-28 M a y , 1987

Chairman Local Organising Committee:

M. de Vilhena (Lisbon)

D e a d l i n e a b s t r a c t s for proffered p a p e r s a n d posters: 31 January, 1987 D e a d l i n e early registration: 31 March, 1987 PROVISIONAL

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Conference Symposia

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nasopharynx c e n t r a l n e r v o u s system r a d i o t h e r a p y in c h e m o s e n s i t i v e t u r n o u t s p r o s t a t e cancer the kinetics o f r e p a i r the m e a s u r e m e n t o f t u m o u r r e s p o n s e a n d n o r m a l tissue d a m a g e in p a t i e n t s d o e s cell p r o l i f e r a t i o n limit the success o f r a d i o t h e r a p y ? r a d i a t i o n p a t h o l o g y o f the central n e r v o u s system d o s i m e t r y , basic m e t h o d s dose-planning quality assurance diagnostic and imaging information for treatment planning

Breur Lecture given by H. Svensson (Sweden): " T h e C h e r n o b y [ accident. Its i m p a c t o n W e s t e r n E u r o p e " Teaching Sessions

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i m a g i n g for o n c o l o g i s t s rectal cancer bladder cancer pathology of lymphomas repair of radiation damage the p r e d i c t i o n o f t i m e - d o s e r e l a t i o n s h i p s total body irradiation hyperthermia

92 - Monte Carlo calculations - dose planning neutron therapy diagnostic and imaging information for treatment planning Sessions

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Clinical and radiobiological topics."free sessions Radiophysics." - dosimetry: phantom materials dose-planning (normal tissue protection) quality assurance in radiation treatment radiation treatment equipment Conference lectures requirements for the education and training in radiation oncology intraoperative radiotherapy clinical results in interstitial hyperthermia targeting isotopes mechanisms in the repair of radiation damage newer approaches to the prediction of time-dose relationships - the radiobiology of total-body irradiation - prospects for the clinical application of hyperthermia -

Poster exhibition

MEETING LOCATION:

G U L B E N K I A N FOUNDATION, LISBON, P O R T U G A L

For further information please contact." ESTRO Secretariat, Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital St. Rafafil, Capucijnenvoer 33, 3000 Leuven, Belgium Telephone: 00 32(0) 16 2l 22 13