International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO): Outcomes of an IAEA Meeting

Radiation Oncology

Table 1 Overview of ICARO programme topics

Main topic	Advanced techniques (*) in teletherapy
Clinical sessions/clinical practice	Advances in chemo-radiotherapy in cervical and head-and-neck cancer Current trends in brachytherapy Radiotherapy in paediatric oncology Reducing late toxicities Altered fractionation
Training sessions/educational	How to set up a QA programme? Commissioning and implementing a QA programme for new technologies Transition from 2D to 3 D CRT and IMRT Training, education and staffing: evolving needs/getting ready to transition to the new technologies Cost and economic analysis in radiation oncology
Planning new activities	PACT meeting with manufacturers of diagnostics and radiotherapy equipment Global quality improvement for clinical trials in radiation oncology
Controversial topics and debates	Co-60 - no time for retirement? IMRT-are you ready for it? Do we need proton therapy?

(*) For the purposes of this report, "advanced technologies" include 3-D conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), adaptive radiation therapy (ART), respiratory-gated radiation therapy (RGRT), particle radiation therapy, and image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) in all aspects; planning, treatment delivery, and quality assurance.

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