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Teaching course: Head & neck cancer 2: RT for frequent HNC (15 January 2027)

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Course directors: S. Nuyts (UZ Leuven) + F. Duprez (UZ Gent)

14:00 – 14:30





Setting the scene
– Epidemiology, anatomy and pathology specific for OC/OP and L/HP
– Patient characteristics/risk factors
– TNM classification OC/OP and L/HP
S. Nuyts (UZ Leuven)





14:30 – 15:30











Radiotherapy for OC/OP cancer:
Primary RT focus on OP
* Indications, modalities,
* De-escalation in HPV+ OPC
– Postop RT focus on OC
* Indications, dose, modalities,
– Target volume delineation/planning/DVH interpretation
* Primary RT
* Postop RT
* Indications unilateral RT
* Toxicity
D. Nevens (AZ Groeninge)











15:30 – 15:45Break
15:45 – 16:45












Radiotherapy for L/HP cancer
– Primary RT
* Early stage
* Locally advanced: organ/function preservation studies
– Postop RT
* Indications, dose, modalities
– Target volume delineation/planning/DVH interpretation
* Primary RT
* Postop RT
* Toxicity
E. Longton (UCLouvain)












16:45 – 17:30General conclusions and questions 

The course materials (slides, articles,…) of this academic year’s edition of the course will be available at the earliest from the Monday preceding the course. Until then, you can consult the materials of the previous edition of this course.

MS Teams link: (will be added one day prior to the course)

Course Content

FORMAT
The courses are currently held online. In order to increase participation and for attendance to be tracked, participants need to be connected with microphone + camera. If there are no technical problems, the session will be recorded.

PRESENCE
Junior members are required to attend at least 5/7 teaching courses each year, attendance is registered at each session.

PRESENTATIONS
The presentations for the courses will be available on the BeSTRO-website before the course, where they are available exclusively to members. The courses will be recorded and these recordings will also be available on the website after the course

EVALUATION
The educational committee at BeSTRO evaluates the content and organisation of the courses on a yearly basis. After each teaching course, a survey is sent out to all participants in order to provide the educational committee with the necessary feedback to improve the teaching program.