The European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP)1 is an umbrella organization for 36 National Member Organisations which together represent around 10000 medical physicists and clinical engineers working in the field of medical physics. Supporting bodies of EFOMP are its 6 advisory committees, the European School for Medical Physics Experts (ESMPE), the European Journal of Medical Physics (EJMP), Working Groups and Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
The first EFOMP SIG (Radionuclide Internal Dosimetry / SIG_FRID) was officially created in February 2021. The SIG_FRID is a permanent structure with an objective to create a network of medical physicists working in radionuclide dosimetry and fulfil the need for networking, education, research and professional exchanges in this field.
EFOMP SIG_FRID organised the 1st EFOMP Symposium on Molecular Radiotherapy Dosimetry in Athens, Greece from November 9th to November 11th 2023. The Symposium gave the opportunity:
- to review and share ongoing developments in radionuclide imaging and dosimetry;
- to consider how personalised treatments may improve effectiveness at a time of rapid expansion of theragnostics and molecular radiotherapy
- to discuss networking and synergies within a multi-disciplinary community at a time of challenge and opportunity.
This event brought together, for the first time, 180 physicists and clinicians with a strong interest in molecular radiotherapy. Scientific aspects concerning imaging, internal dosimetry and radiation protection was discussed in addition to clinical practice. A main aim of the meeting was to share experience and resources. It has been an opportunity for stakeholders to build networks, to discuss how to move forward and to establish close working relationships between academia, the clinic and industry.
The Symposium was hosted by the Hellenic Association of Medical Physicists and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Its structure was composed of an Organising and Scientific Committee and within the programme there were 8 regular sessions , 3 ePoster sessions, 2 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions, a Round table and a Sponsor Session. EFOMP policy statement NO. 19: Dosimetry in nuclear medicine therapy – Molecular radiotherapy 2 was officially presented here.
This abstract book contains the abstracts of the 1st Symposium on Molecular Radiotherapy Dosimetry. All studies were presented as oral communications during the event and were also available during the meeting.
This event has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics (EBAMP) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 7” and has been judged to have 19 hours of educational experience, which, according to the EBAMP protocol is equivalent to 27 CPD points (Accreditation Code for the event is: APP00249).
EFOMP, in collaboration with the Czech Association of Medical Physicists (CAMP) and the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague invite you to the next ESMPE on 13th-15th July 2023.
The school will be aimed at different aspects of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), from basics to treatment imaging and planning to motion management, quality assurance and image guidance. Moreover, it will cover current hot topics, such as Cardiac SBRT (radioablation) and FLASH. And finally, attendees should get to know what the role of medical physicists in clinical SBRT trials is.
This two-and-a-half day event is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in SBRT and is accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8. The event has been judged to have 15 hours of educational experience, which, according to the EBAMP protocol is equivalent to 23 CPD points. As in past school editions, there will be an optional examination at the end for those seeking a higher level of certification beyond attendance. Attendees who also successfully pass the exam obtain an extra 8 CPD points for a total of 31 CPD points.
ESMPE have decided this event will be in a hybrid format. All lecturers will give their talks on-site in Prague but participants can choose if they want to attend the school on-site (limited number of participants) or online, it will be live-streamed.
Please note: All times shown are in CET
Content
Introduction to and Requirements for SBRT
Clinical Trial Involvement and Audits
Patient Preparation and Imaging
Treatment Planning
Quality Assurance
Treatment Delivery
Special Machines and Techniques
Final exam
The final exam is voluntary. Participants can gain additional credits when successfully pass the test.
Organisers
Brendan McClean (Chair of the School), Efi Koutsouveli (EFOMP Vice President)
Oliver Blanck, Serenella Russo (Scientific Chairs)
Jaroslav Ptáček, Tereza Hanušová (CAMP)
The school will explore the advantages and limitations of different approaches to adaptive radiotherapy using imaging modalities available today , as well as a look to the future of adaptive radiotherapy. This one one-day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in Radiotherapy.
Organisers
Christoph Bert Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Germany
Ben Heijmen Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oliver Jäkel DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
Efi Koutsouveli Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece
Jamie McClelland University College London, UK
Brendan McClean Saint Lukes Radiation Oncology Network, Dublin, Ireland
Niklas Wahr DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
EFOMP jointly with COCIR would like to invite you to the next ESMPE in Hybrid Approaches in Radiation Therapy. The school will be organized as a 2-day virtual meeting, which will be held on 12th–13th October 2021.
The school will be focused on therapies and devices using hybrid concepts in which the classical radiation therapy is nowadays fused with a second approach to establish the current treatment standard. The aim will be presenting the background, practical methodology, state-of-the-art and future developments. All of the lectures will be delivered live (i.e. not pre-recorded).
This two-day event has been accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and awarded 23 CPD credit points. The school is intended for Medical Physicists Experts who wish to expand their knowledge in hybrid radiation therapy approaches. Certificates of attendance will be issued to those who attend the whole course.
Content
- Radiation therapy concepts
- Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
- Adaptive radiation therapy (ART)
- Surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT)
- Brachytherapy
Organisers
Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School),
Christoph Bert and Jose Perez-Calatayud (Scientific Co-Chairs)
Efi Koutsouveli and Thomas Amorgianiotis (EFOMP online platforms)
EFOMP would like to invite you to the next ESMPE in MRI in Radiation Therapy Planning. The school will be organized as a 2-day virtual meeting, which will be held on 5th–6thMay 2021.
The school will be focused on the Medical Physics aspects of Radiation Therapy Planning using MRI and will be aimed at presenting the background, practical methodology, state-of-the-art and future developments. All of the lectures will be delivered live (i.e. not pre-recorded).
This two-day event is accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics)as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and awarded 18 CPD credit points. It is intended for Medical Physicists Experts who wish to expand their knowledge in radiation therapy planning using MRI. Certificates of attendance will be issued to those who attend the whole course.
EFOMP would like to invite you to the next ESMPE in Particle Therapy: State of the art and future developments. The school will be organized as a 2-day virtual meeting, which will be held on 10th-11th December 2020.
The school will be focused on the Medical Physics aspects of Particle Therapy and will be aimed at presenting the state-of-the-art and future developments in Particle Therapy.
This two-day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and is intended for Medical Physicists Experts who wish to expand their knowledge in Particle Therapy. Certificates of attendance will be given to those who attend the whole course.
The EFOMP and COCIR (The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry) in collaboration with the Polish Society for Medical Physics (PSMP) prepared the ESMPE e-learning course on Radiotherapy 2019.
The course was endorsed by ESTRO.
The audio and video material comes from the "in vivo recording" of the ESMPE Autumn School 2019.
The school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected with the use of Treatment Planning systems in radiotherapy planning. The school will cover the main physics aspects of the input data to treatment planning systems, an overview of the main dose calculation approaches, use of imaging in RT planning and delivery and future developments.
This edition is jointly organized by EFOMP and COCIR:lecturers identified by COCIR will give insides on the technical solution adopted by manufacturers in the relevant fields of dose calculation and optimization.
This two-and-half day event has been accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 8 and awarded 33 CPD credit points (25 CPD credit points for those who do not sit for or do not pass the examination) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in radiotherapy treatment planning.
EFOMP and ESMPE hugely wish to thank all the speakers who have dedicated and shared some of their valuable and precious time to the success of this experience for the benefit and professional growth of our MPE Community. We look forward to welcoming them again.
Organizers: Brendan McClean (Scientific Chair), Pawel Kukolowicz and Anna Zawadzka (Polish Society), Efi Koutsouveli (ESMPE Board), Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School)
e-learning editing : AVC-ČVUT, z.s. and Christos Alexakos (EFOMP Web Master)
e-learning supervisor : Alberto Torresin
The school will be aimed at improving the skills in the field of the inverse planning for IMRT and VMAT in daily clinical practice.
This one day satellite meeting will be held in conjunction with the 2nd European Congress of Medical Physics and teaching sessions covering the main topics of inverse planning will provide the background for live exercises using clinical cases.
The event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics) and is intended for practising clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in radiotherapy treatment planning.
Topics:
- Objective functions for IMRT planning: physical and biological optimization
- Practical IMRT/VMAT planning
- Knowledge Based treatment planning
- Managing tradeoffs in radiation therapy: the multicriteria optimization
EFOMP and ESMPE hugely wish to thank all the speakers who have dedicated and shared some of their valuable and precious time to the success of this experience for the benefit and professional growth of our MPE Community. We look forward to welcoming them again.
Organizers: Brendan McClean (Scientific Chair), Gianfranco Loi, Eva Samsøe, Marco Brambilla (Chair of the School)
e-learning editing : Alberto Torresin and Christos Alexakos (EFOMP Web Master)
e-learning supervisor : Alberto Torresin