Programme summary

Last update : October 17, 2024

Thursday, November 7



8 AM
Arrival & Welcome
8:30 AM
Introduction
Catherine Philippson, MD
ISIORT President
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
8:40 AM
First topic:
FLASH radiotherapy
Moderators: Jean Bourhis & Antoine Desmet
Jean Bourhis, MD, PhD
GORTEC CEO
Department of Radiation Oncology
CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Antoine Desmet, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
8:40 AM
Clinical translation of FLASH therapy
Jean Bourhis, MD, PhD
GORTEC CEO
Department of Radiation Oncology
CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
9:00 AM
Open questions in FLASH therapy for a successful clinical translation
Sebastien Penninckx, PhD
Radiotherapy research unit
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
9:20 AM
The therapeutic potential of FLASH‑IOERT
Antoine Desmet, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
9:40 AM
Multipurpose real-time Flash IOERT dose detector
Christophe Vandekerkhove,
Stéphane Simon
Medical physicists
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
Coffee Break
10:30 AM
Second topic:
Imaging and technical session
Moderators: Stéphane Simon & Anna Petoukhova
Stéphane Simon, Ir
Medical physicist
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium

Anna Petoukhova, MSc, PhD
Medical Physics Expert
Haaglanden Medical Center
The Hague, The Netherlands
10:30 AM
Quality Assurance
Antonella Ciabattoni, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
U.O.C radiotherapy
San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
10:50 AM
Technical and clinical assessment of the Mobetron autodocking system
Stéphane Simon, Ir
Medical physicist
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
11:10 AM
Progress report on a CBCT based 3D image guided workflow in IOeRT
Christoph Gaisberger, PhD
Medical Physicist
Department of Radiation Oncology
Paracelsus Medical University Clinics Salzburg, Austria
11:30 AM
Depth – dose volume – target volume in IOeRT
Markus Stana, PhD
Medical Physicist
Department of Radiation Oncology
Paracelsus Medical University Clinics Salzburg, Austria
11:50 AM
AI applications for treatment planning in IOeRT
Sara Vockner, MSc
Computer Scientist
Department of Radiation Oncology
Paracelsus Medical University Clinics, Salzburg, Austria
Lunch
1:40 PM
Abstracts session
1:40 PM
Intraoperative electron beam intercomparison of 6 sites using mailed thermoluminescence dosimetry: Absolute dose and energy
Anna Petoukhova, MSc, PhD
Medical Physics Expert
Haaglanden Medical Center
The Hague, The Netherlands
2:00 PM
Planning IOeRT FLASH treatments with a GPU-based Monte Carlo: the case of breast cancer
Gaia Franciosini
La Sapienza
University of Rome
Department of Fundamental and Applied Engineering Sciences
Rome, Italy
2:20 PM
Feasibility of image-guided surgical navigation to evaluate and ultimately improve intra-operative radiotherapy of locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer
Chiron Morsink, MSc
Department of Surgical Oncology
Catharina Hospital
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2:40 PM
Third Topic:
GI tract cancers
Moderators: Alex Mirnezami & Fikri Bouazza
Alex Mirnezami, MD
Professor of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
University of Southampton
England

Fikri Bouazza, MD
Department of Surgical Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
2:40 PM
IORT or electronic brachytherapy for liver metastases: dosimetric analyses and clinical possibilities
Cas Stefaan Dejonckheere, MD,
Gustavo Sarria, MD, SHBA
Department of Radiation Oncology
University Hospital Bonn
Germany
3:00 PM
Update on ELECTRA: A randomised blinded clinical trial of IOERT in locally advanced and locally recurrent rectal cancer
Alex Mirnezami, MD
Professor of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgical Oncology
University of Southampton
England
3:20 PM
Clinical and immunologic effect of IORT in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
Joon Soeng Park, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery & Cancer Research Institute
Seoul National University Hospital
South Korea
3:40 PM
Mayo experience IOERT in rectal cancer
Michael Haddock, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Minnesota, United States
Coffee Break
4:30 PM
HDR IORT for colorectal cancer: experience from an Australian Quaternary Referral Centre
Ryan Anthony F Agas, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Australia
4:50 PM
Abstracts session
4:50 PM
Neoadjuvant Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy followed by Pancreatic Cancer Resection with Intra-Operative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOeRT) boost: Initial Experience and Clinical Outcomes
Philip Blumenfeld, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Hadassah Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
5:10 PM
5:30 PM
Time with Industry
5:10 PM : Elekta
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Satellite Symposium
5:30 PM: IntraOp
5:50 PM: Zeiss
6:10 PM: Elekta
8:00 PM
The ISIORT 12th Conference Dinner

Friday, November 8



8:30 AM
Welcome
9:00 AM
Fourth topic:
Head & neck and Sarcoma
Moderators: Falk Röder & Bilal Kapanci
Falk Röder, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Paracelsus Medical University Clinics
Salzburg, Austria

Bilal Kapanci, MD
Department of Surgical Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
9:00 AM
HNSALV Trial: Updates on Combining Immunotherapy with Salvage Surgery and IORT for Treatment of Persistent/Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers
Dukagjin Blakaj, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
The Ohio State University
United States
9:20 AM
Current role of IORT in soft tissue sarcoma
Falk Röder, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Paracelsus Medical University Clinics
Salzburg, Austria
9:40 AM
IOERT in retroperitoneal sarcoma: Sheba Medical Center experience
Almog Ben Yaavov, MD
Department of General and Oncological Surgery
Sheba Medical Center
Tel HaShomer, Israël
10:00 AM
Abstracts session
10:00 AM
Salvage surgery and Intraoperative electron beam radiotherapy for locoregionally persistent or recurrent head and neck cancer: single institute study
Dukagjin Blakaj, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
The Ohio State University
United States
10:20 AM
Intraoperative electron radiation therapy joined to external beam radiation therapy and limb sparing surgery in extremity soft tissue sarcoma: a retrospective study of 182 cases in a single specialized centre.
Francisco Díaz, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Hospital Clínico Universitario
Valencia, Spain
Coffee Break
11:10 AM
Fifth topic:
Breast cancer
Moderators: Cristina Leonardi & Jeremy Haut
Cristina Leonardi, MD
Division of Radiation Oncology
European Institute of Oncology
Milan, Italy

Jeremy Haut, MD
Department of Surgical Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
11:10 AM
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting local relapse in patients undergoing full dose intraoperative radiotherapy with electrons
Cristina Leonardi, MD
Division of Radiation Oncology
European Institute of Oncology
Milan, Italy
11:30 AM
Catalan Institute of Oncology experience in IORT breast cancer
Evelyn Martínez Pérez, MD, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Institut Català d’Oncologia
Barcelona University
Barcelona, Spain
11:50 AM
Toxicity and cosmetic outcome after Intraoperative Radiotherapy with Electrons (IOERT) to the partial breast during breast conserving surgery of breast cancer patients in early stages: First results of a prospective single-center registry trial (415-E/2464/5-2019)
Gerd Fastner, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Paracelsus Medical University Clinics
Salzburg, Austria
12:10 PM
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) in Breast Cancer: Insights from a Taiwanese Cohort Study and Management of Post-IORT Breast Fibrosis
Jen-Yang Tang, MD, PhD
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
Taïwan
12:30 PM
Abstracts session
12:30 PM
15-year survival and local control update: early-stage breast cancer IOERT
Andrés Moreno Moya, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Madrid, Spain
Lunch
2:00 PM
Impact of Positive Margin Re-excision on Median 5-Year Follow-Up Results in an International Single Arm Prospective Trial Evaluating Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Intra-Operative Electronic Brachytherapy
Barbara Schwartzberg, MD
Department of Surgery
Schwartzberg Center for Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery
Santa Rosa, CA, United States
2:20 PM
Efficacy of Targeted Intraoperative
(TARGIT - IORT) as anticipated Boost in High-Risk Breast Cancer.
Angela Caroli, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) IRCCS
Aviano, Italy
2:40 PM
Sixth topic:
Central nervous system
Moderators: Frank Giordano & Olivier De Witte
Frank Giordano, MD
Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology
Professor
University Medicine Mannheim
Germany

Olivier De Witte, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Hopital Erasme, HUB
Brussels, Belgium
2:40 PM
Brain metastases: Interim analysis of the phase II trial INTRAMET
Miquel Macià, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Institut Català d’Oncologia
Barcelona University
Barcelona, Spain
3:00 PM
IORT combined with immunotherapy in brain metastases
Julian Layer, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
University Hospital Bonn
Germany
3:20 PM
IORT in glioblastoma: INTRAGO phase II trial update
Frank Giordano, MD
Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology
Professor
University Medicine Mannheim
Germany
3:40 PM
Kyphoplasty and intraoperative radiotherapy (Kypho-IORT) for vertebral tumors
Frederic Bludau, MD
Head of Spinal Surgery Division
University Medical Center Mannheim
Germany
4:00 PM
Abstracts session
4:00 PM
Intraoperative or Postoperative Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases: Time to Systemic Treatment Onset and Other Patient-Relevant Outcomes
Cas Stefaan Dejonckheere, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
University Hospital Bonn
Germany
4:20 PM
Summary
Catherine Philippson, MD
ISIORT President
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium