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Statement of Need
Advances in the applications, technologies and methodologies of radiation oncology continue to evolve rapidly, creating a need for continual learning.
The 2010 Annual Meeting scientific program is designed to disseminate new scientific findings and technical innovations, and expand basic knowledge relevant to clinical practice and to the improvement of patient outcomes.
Program Description and Objectives
The educational elements of this program are targeted at oncologists of all disciplines, physicists, biologists, nurses, therapists and other professionals involved in radiation therapy. Attendees will receive state-of-the-art practice information relating to radiation, surgical and medical oncology.
Embracing the multidisciplinary approach to cancer care is essential to quality care. Research presented from medical and surgical oncologists, pathologists and allied professionals will enhance the interdisciplinary nature of the program.
The program will include presentations on standard, investigational and experimental therapeutics, image guided radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, treatment planning, alternative fractionation, emerging technologies, and molecular and radiation biology. Specific clinical areas include breast, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecological, head and neck, lung, lymphoma, musculoskeletal, pediatric and thoracic cancers.
These topics are addressed by a combination of educational sessions, panel discussions, proffered papers and posters. Educational sessions provide attendees with an essential review of timely topics. Panel discussions emphasize current controversies. Proffered papers and poster presentations represent new research findings. This combination provides complementary coverage of a broad range of topics relevant to radiation oncology and members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team.
Who Should Attend
This continuing medical education activity is designed to meet the interests of radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, radiation biologists, radiation physicists, dosimetrists, oncologists working in related specialties, radiation therapists, radiation oncology nurses, radiation oncology administrators and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.
Session Descriptions
The Annual Meeting and Scientific Program Committees developed the 2010 Annual Meeting, which will include the following session types.
Educational Sessions
Educational sessions help attendees keep up-to-date on a broad range of topics and are appropriate for academic and community practitioners as well as residents and fellows.
Panel Presentations
Panel presentations address current controversies in radiation oncology. Several panels take a multidisciplinary approach and include medical and surgical oncologists, radiobiologists and medical physicists. These moderated panels offer an opportunity for audience members to closely interact with experts in the field of oncology and may feature audience interactive technology.
Scientific Abstracts
Plenary Session
Top rated scientific abstracts will be presented on Monday, November 1 in an unopposed general session.
Oral Scientific Sessions
Oral scientific sessions are 90 minute sessions featuring proffered papers. Presentations by speakers represent current research and new findings in the field of radiation oncology. Each speaker is given seven minutes to present their abstract followed by a three minute question and answer period. A scientific session may include a discussant to provide a background to frame the presentations, emphasize the key points or provide an alternative point of view of the presented abstracts.
Poster Discussion Sessions
Poster discussions are 90 minute sessions featuring abstracts in poster format. Particular care is taken to ensure each session has an integrated theme. The first 30 - 45 minutes of the session is designated for general poster viewing. The remainder of the session is led by poster discussion moderators, selected for their expertise in the topic area, to compare and contrast the abstracts and to highlight the key points.
Once again, plasma screens will replace traditional printed posters in poster discussion sessions. Each presenter will be assigned a personal screen to display his or her poster. The session will give attendees the opportunity to view posters in detail in an electronic format that promotes interaction between the presenters and attendees.
Poster Viewing
Two separate poster viewing sessions will be held in the Exhibit Hall. Accepted posters will be on display by category for two full days in either Poster Viewing Session I on Sunday, October 31 and Monday, November 1, or Poster Viewing Session II on Tuesday, November 2 and Wednesday, November 3. Poster viewing will provide for greater interaction between the researcher and attendees and a designated time to discuss the work presented will be scheduled for each poster viewing session. At least one of the authors must be available at the assigned space during this time. Poster presenters are encouraged to format their poster on one large sheet produced from a poster printer for easy set-up and removal. Maximum dimensions of the poster should not exceed 48" x 48" (120 cm x 120 cm.)
