ANNUAL BRACHYTHERAPY MEETING

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VENEZIA, ITALIA, 12 -14 MAY 1993

Scient i f ic Commit tee : A. Gerbaulet, J.C. Horiot, G.Marinello, G.B.Pizzi, W. Sauerwein, P. Scalliet

Topics Scienti f ic Programme: W o r k s h o p : Dose rate for BT in Cervix Cancer. Chairman : J.C. Horiot Meeting : Skin cancer (lip excluded) : surgery versus radiotherapy : changes in concept. BT for Eye tumours. Interstitial brachytherapy in gynaecology. Brachytherapy of the lip ; prognostic factors.

Local G.B. Pizzi

organisor: Meet ing G. Heeren

Coordinator :

Venue: Hotel Ramada, Venezia, S. Giuliana

For further information please contact the ESTRO secretariat - U.H. St. Rafael Dept. of Radiotherapy - Capucijnenvoer 35 3000 Leuven (B) Tel. 32.16.212213 Fax. 32.16.212228

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2nd BIENNIAL ESTRO MEETING

ON PHYSICS IN RADIOTHERAPY PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA

28 - 30 MAY, 1993

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE : H. Aget, R. Arrans, S. Belletti, A. Dutreix, G. Garavaglia, J. Haywood, H.E.J. Jaervinnen, B. Mijnheer, J. Novotny, U. Rosenow, J. Shaw, H. Svensson, D. Thwaites.

TOPICS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME : Dosimeter calibration and checks, performance of different dosimetry systems, phantom construction, beam quality determination, output factors, quality assurance. Parallel sessions will include brachytherapy, treatment planning systems, special treatment techniques, patient safety in radiotherapy

LOCAL ORGANISER : J. Novotny

MEETING COORDINATOR : M. Dansercoer

VENUE : The Center of Doctoral and Managerial Studies Hotel Krystal, J. Martiho 2/407 160 00 Prague, Czechoslovakia

For more information, please contact : Secretariat ESTRO, Department of Radiotherapy, U.H. St. Rata@l, Capucijnenvoer 35, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, Tel. +32/16/21.22.13 - Fax +32/16/21.22.28

International Congress of Radiation Oncology 1993 (ICR0'93)

June 21-25, 1993

Kyoto International Conference Hall Kyoto, Japan

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President:

Secretary General:

Mitsuyuki Abe, M.D. Kyoto University, Kyoto Shozo Hashimoto, M.D. Keio University, Tokyo

The congress will be held in Kyoto in 1993, organized by the International Society for Radiation Oncology (ISRO). The scientific program of ICRO'93 will cover the progress being made in:

- All areas of radiation oncology - Radiation physics and biology for radiotherapy - Diagnostic imaging for radiotherapy - Interventional radiology devoted to cancer treatment - Radiotherapy combined with surgery, chemotherapy,

hyperthermia, chemical and biological response modifiers - Treatment with radionuclides - Medical engineering for radiotherapy, e.g. 3-D planning system,

picture archiving communication system (PACS), etc.

Four plenary lectures, 40 educational lectures and 22 symposia will be scheduled in parallel with free oral and poster presentations. Concurrent with the academic pesentation, the technical exhibition will be performed during the meeting. Many companies will demonstrate their new products and technology.

Kyoto is an old capital in Japan. There are more than 2000 temples and shrines with beautiful Japanese gardens. The organizing committee is taking every effort to make this congress a productive and memorable event for all participants.

For further information, please contact:

ICRO'93 Department of Radiology Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University Shogo-in, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-01 Japan

Phone: 81-75-751-3417 Fax: 81-75-771-9749

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

35th Annual Scientific Meeting

of the American Society for Therapeutic

Radiology and Oncology

New Orleans Convention Center New Orleans, LA

U.S.A.

October 11-15, 1993

Call for Abstracts Package will be available January 1993

Deadline for receipt of Abstracts: March 12, 1993

Meeting Registration Materials will be available June 15, 1993

For more information, contact: ASTRO Suite 1400 1101 Market Street Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. 19107-2990 Phone: (215) 574-3180 FAX: (215) 928-0153

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EUROPEAN C A N C E R S O C I ETI ES

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ONCOLOGY AND CANCER NURSING

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