BeSTRO

BeSTRO teaching course: Lower GI
2026-05-08 14:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
Programme:

Staging and response evaluation
Surgical treatment for rectal cancer: what a radiation oncologist needs to know
Rectal and anal cancer: delineation guidelines
Rectal cancer: treatment schemes
Anal cancer: treatment schemes

More information in the “BeSTRO Education Center“.

Contouring workshop: Lower GI
2026-05-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
More information in the “BeSTRO Education Center“.

This contouring workshop of this year is linked to the Lower GI course of this academic year. Please take into account the following timeline:

The workshop will take place on Friday, May 22, 2026, 13:00 – 15:00 (online). MS Teams link: will be added one day prior to the course.

Two cases will be available for contouring by Friday, April 24, 2026 at the latest. The User Procedure will also be made available at that time (4 weeks prior to the workshop) and will be sent by email as well as added to the course content. Participants can directly perform delineations from our new webcontouring tool ARTWEB, which doesn’t need any installation nor license. UPDATE 04/05: Click here for the User Procedure. The first case is already available, so you can start working on it. The second case will be made available later today or tomorrow

The completed contour must be submitted by Friday, May 18, 2026 at the latest.

Contouring workshop: Prostate
2026-06-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Online
More information in the “BeSTRO Education Center“.

The second contouring workshop of this year is linked to the prostate course of this academic year. Please take into account the following timeline:

The workshop will take place on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 17:30– 19:30 (online). MS Teams link: will be added one day prior to the course.

Two cases will be available for contouring by Tuesday, May 18, 2026 at the latest. The User Procedure will also be made available at that time (4 weeks prior to the workshop) and will be sent by email as well as added to the course content. Participants can directly perform delineations from our new webcontouring tool ARTWEB, which doesn’t need any installation nor license.

The completed contour must be submitted by Tuesday, May 28, 2026 at the latest.

Knowledge test
2026-06-13 09:00 - 12:00 | UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
For junior members in their 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of training, we organize a knowledge test based on the subjects taught during the teaching courses and seminar(s) organized by the BeSTRO during this academic year.
For both exams you have to register through the BeSTRO website: be careful that you register for the correct type of exam (official examination or knowledge test). The registration deadline is May 8, 2026at 12:00 p.m.
KNOWLEDGE TEST
The examination rules are published on the BeSTRO website. Read them carefully and keep in mind that the registration deadline is 8 May 2026 12:00 p.m.
The examination will start at 9:00 a.m. with the written examination. The oral examination is scheduled during the written exam.
We encourage you to participate in this knowledge test, as it has proven to be a good preparation for your official exam.

Official board examination
2026-06-13 09:00 - 16:00 | UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
BeSTRO organizes on behalf of the Flemish and French speaking recognition committees the official examination for the junior members in their 4th (or 5th) year of training.
For junior members in their 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of trainin,g we organize a knowledge test based on the subjects that have been taught during the teaching courses and seminar organized by the BeSTRO during this academic year.
For both exams you have to register through the BeSTRO website: be carefull that you register for the correct type of exam (official examination or knowledge test). The registration deadline is 8 May 2026 12:00 p.m. !
OFFICIAL EXAMINATION
The examination rules are published on the BeSTRO website. Read them carefully and keep in mind that the registration and request submission deadline is 8 May 2026 12:00 p.m..
The examination will start at 9:00 a.m. with the written examination. The oral examination is scheduled in the afternoon.
The final practical information will be sent one week in advance.

Autumn Meeting 2026
2026-10-09 13:30 - 2026-10-10 12:00
We are delighted to invite you to our Annual Autumn Meeting, which will take place on 9–10 October 2026 at Van der Valk Mons. The central theme of this year’s meeting is “Combined Therapy.”
We look forward to welcoming many of you to this important event for our community.
For more details, please visit the information page.
