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European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Abstract submission is now OPEN for #ESTRO26!
🗓 15–19 May 2026 | 📍Stockholm, Sweden
📅 Submission deadline: 12 November 2025
🎯 Theme: Innovating Radiation Oncology, Together.
This year again, Green Journal & The Lancet Oncology joint session.
🔗https://bit.ly/4lxLf4o

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 1d

📢 We’re thrilled to launch the first-ever Clinical Workshop 🎉An interactive, hands-on experience in Vienna, 12–13 March 2026!
5 hot topics led by experts.
🗣️Chair: Maximilian Niyazi
🗓️ Apply by 22 Oct 2025 — limited places!
👉 bit.ly/4obpHw8
#ESTROCLIN26 #Clinical

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Attention #RTTs! Take this 5–10 min survey on incident reporting & attitudes across Europe. Your input helps improve #safety & #quality in #radiotherapy.
🔒 Anonymous
🧾 Ethically approved
📅 31 October
👉 bit.ly/3KvQRiO
📌Supported by ESTRO

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 5d

Selective elimination of breast surgery for invasive breast cancer: a nonrandomized clinical trial published in JAMA Oncology.
👉 Read it before your patients: bit.ly/4ngvikv

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 6d

✨The #ESTRO25 Congress Report is out!
📌Green Journal/The Lancet OncolOGY joint session
📌Award-winning papers
📌Track & technique highlights
👉 bit.ly/4nYNI9o
Will your study appear in the report next year?
✅Submit your abstract by 12 Nov! #ESTRO26 bit.ly/4lxLf4o

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 6d

📣 Calling #radonc, #medphys, #RTTs & researchers!
✅ Join the survey on Studying The Acceptability of Non-Supine Delivery.
💡Share your views on upright #radiotherapy – treating patients in a sitting, perching, or standing position, without a rotating gantry.
👉 bit.ly/42U0YnH

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 7d

How do we define target volumes that truly impact outcomes?
Over 80 participants from 23 countries joined the ESTRO #TargetVolume Determination course in Bucharest to investigate hands-on contouring, AI insights & more.
👉 bit.ly/4gyeJOq #RadiationOncology #ESTROSchool #Radiotherapy

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 7d

⏰ 1 week left to submit your abstract for #ICHNO26 in Seville! 🗓 19–21 Mar 2026. Join experts shaping head & neck oncology. Deadline: 8 Oct 23:59 CET Submit today! bit.ly/44ZqSGK

#HeadAndNeckOncology #ESTRO #EHNS #ESMO

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 7d

📢 ESTRO Membership 2026 is OPEN!
Join 10,000+ #RadOnc professionals worldwide 🌍
✨ Access research, education & discounts
🤝 Connect with peers globally
🎓 New: Undergraduate Medical Student category

👉 bit.ly/3Why1OQ

#ESTROMembership26 #JoinUsNow

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 8d

📊 ~50% of nurses experience burnout, impacting both professionals and patients.
💡Read ESTRO volunteer Ludwig Van den Berghe’s testimony with research insights.
🙏Thanks, Ludwig, for sharing and raising awareness!
👉 bit.ly/4nZuCA5

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 8d

Your voice matters for #radiotherapy #safety! 🙌
Complete our short survey on reporting & learning practices. Your input will help improve ROSEIS and make procedures safer for patients.
👉 bit.ly/4gLbZgO
ROSEIS: #RadiationOncology Safety Education and Information System

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 9d

#ProtonTherapy’s biological impact goes beyond a fixed RBE: Preclinical studies show the need to better understand LET, fractionation & toxicity to refine treatment.
👉 bit.ly/3Vktrz5
#Radiobiology #OncologyResearch #Radiotherapy

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 9d

Partial-breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery for women with early breast cancer, published in @TheLancetOncol.
👉 Read it before your patients: bit.ly/42C3eQm

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 15d

Resistance Training and Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors, published in JAMA Network Open.
👉 Read it before your patients: bit.ly/4pChF0K

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Med. physicists, physicians, engineers & #radiotherapy professionals: share your experience with 3D printing! Help shape an open-access paper & guide future clinical use.
🗓 Deadline: 20 Oct
Partial results @ ESTRO Physics workshop!
👉 bit.ly/3KzQUda #ESTROPhys25 #medphys

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 15d

Thyroidectomy with or without postoperative radioiodine for patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer in the UK (IoN): a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial, published in @thelancet.com.
👉 Read it before your patients: bit.ly/466SfRi

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 15d

Elderly #HeadAndNeckCancer patients are underrepresented in trials, making treatment decisions tough.
Share your clinical experience (oro-/hypopharynx, larynx, oral cavity) to guide future care.
🕒 ~10 min | 🔒 Anonymous
👉 Take the survey: bit.ly/46snipr
#Radiotherapy #ESTROsurvey

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 20d

We welcome submissions on:
🔹 Clinical dosimetry & detectors
🔹 QA, treatment verification & in-vivo dosimetry
🔹 On-board/in-room imaging
🔹 Accuracy & precision of geometry & dose

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 20d

📢 Call for Papers! The Green Journal and phiRO are launching a joint commemorative issue in honor of Ben Mijnheer, a pioneer in #medicalphysics and long-time ESTRO contributor.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 December 2025
✅ Submit your paper here: bit.ly/46xoGHx
#MedPhys #Radonc

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European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 21d

Passionate about quality & safety in #radiotherapy? Join the ESTRO #RadiationOncology #Safety & #Quality Committee (#ROSQC) and help drive education, innovation & EU-wide initiatives.
📅 Apply by 1 December 2025
👉 bit.ly/4pm6wB3 #PatientSafety

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European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 22d

✨ Emerging roles in radiotherapy: meet technical physicians!
💡Bridging medicine, engineering, and patient care, these professionals play a key role in online adaptive #radiotherapy, #protontherapy, and innovation.
👉https://bit.ly/4oGdAs5

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Survey on #SFRT clinical practice!
💡Open to users & non-users (dedicated Qs for both).
⏱️ 5–10 min | 🔒 Anonymous | 🗓️ Until 15 Oct 2025
👉 Take the survey: bit.ly/3Zu3500
Brought to you by:
@eortc.org • ESTRO SFRT Focus Group • @iaeaorg.bsky.social

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 26d

Quality assurance in the randomized multicentre phase III trial EORTC-1709-BTG/CCTG CE.8 (MIRAGE) for glioblastoma: Results of the #radiotherapy delineation benchmark case procedure, published in the Green Journal.
👉 Read it before your patients: bit.ly/4fLoatJ

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European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 27d

📣 Join an ESTRO Focus Group!
✅ Apply now to become a Full Member of one of our Focus Groups:
🔹 Imaging
🔹 Oligometastatic Disease
🔹 Children & TYA
🔹 Haemato-Oncology
➡️ Contribute to clinical guidelines, scientific programmes, education, and more.
ℹ bit.ly/4nHXWMj
✏ Apply here: bit.ly/44OX0xZ

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European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 27d

What’s it like to attend the ESTRO Comprehensive and Practical #Brachytherapy Course as an early-career radiation oncologist practising in Guatemala, where access to brachytherapy remains limited?
👉 Read the report: bit.ly/4ntWkEY

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) @estroradiotherapy.bsky.social · 28d

💡 Did you know?
The ESTRO Educational Travel Grants fund short study visits (up to €3000 each) for radiation oncology professionals.
✅ Learn new techniques
✅ Bring back insights to your team
📌 Apply by 31 Oct 2025
🔗 bit.ly/4oHNhS3