25th Annual SASRO Meeting

2nd to 3rd September 2021 in Rorschach

Program

Thursday

09:15 – 19:00
 

Registration

Foyer
10:00 – 12:15
 

Pre-Meeting -Radiation Oncology goes digital-

Carmen Würth Saal

Chairs:
Samuel Peters, Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Peter Pemler, Stadtspital Waid und Triemli, Zurich

10:00 – 10:05 
Welcome & Introduction

10:05 – 10:35
Digital Transformation and Digital Health
Michael Lewrick

10:35 – 11:05 
Radiation Oncology goes Digital – What's on the horizon?
Laura Gerardy-Plein, Oncology Information System, Varian Medical Systems

11:05 - 11:35 
Clouds, Big Data & Friends – Handle with care!
Aljaz Galof, Manager Privacy & Compliance, AWK Group AG

11:35 - 12:15 
Radiation Oncology goes Digital – Pearls and Pitfalls

11:35 - 11:45
St. Gallen
Samuel Peters

11:45 - 11:55
Bern
Kristina Lössl

11:55 - 12:05 
Geneva
Frank Grozema

12:05 - 12:15
Aarau
Michael Heuser

11:45 – 12:45
 

Meeting Lead RTTs (closed session)

Raum Lindau/Lochau EG
12:20 – 12:50
 

Lunch Symposium Elekta

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Chair:
Patrick Bieler, Elekta GmbH

Referent:
Prof. Dr. med. Daniel Zips, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

13:00 – 13:15
 

Welcome and Opening SASRO 2525

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Jean Bourhis, President of SASRO
Kathrin Zaugg, President SASRO Annual Meeting 2021

13:15 – 14:45
 

Symposium "Artificial Intelligence"

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Chairs:
Daniel Aebersold, University Hospital Bern
Thomas Buchsbaum, Stadtspital Waid und Triemli, Zurich

13:15 - 13:45
Emerging Technologies and AI — The past, the present and the future
Marcel Blattner, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

13:45 - 14:15
Artificial Intelligence — How it transforms the profile of medical doctors
Joachim M. Buhmann, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

14:15 - 14:45
The Economic Impact of AI in Health Care
Justus Wolff, Syte Insitute, Germany

14:45 – 15:45
 

Proffered Paper Session

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Chairs:
Susanne Rogers, Kantonsspital Aarau
Roger Hälg, Kantonsspital Aarau/Baden

14:45 - 14:57
Association of Radiomics with Tumor Biomarkers: A Systematic Review 
Agustina La Greca, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich

14:57 - 15:09
The effect of small sample sizes and population heterogeneity on differential expression analysis 
Peter Degen, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

15:09 - 15:21
HPV and p53 status determine irradiation-related responses to a selective DNA-PK inhibitor in HNSCC models 
Liana Hayrapetyan, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

15:21 - 15:33
Deep hyperthermia combined with gemcitabine-based radiochemotherapy after FOLFIRINOX induction for treatment of inoperable pancreas carcinoma: First clinical experience and early results 
Oliver Riesterer, Centre for Radiation Oncology KSA-KSB, Cantonal Hospital Aarau

15:33 - 15:45
Oligorecurrent nodal prostate cancer: radiotherapy quality assurance of the randomized PEACE V-STORM phase II trial 
Vérane Achard, Geneva University Hospitals

15:45 – 16:30
 

Coffee Break, Partner Visit, Poster Viewing

Foyer
16:30 – 17:30
 

TNT as new gold standard for locally advanced rectal cancer

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Chairs:
Daniel Zwahlen, Kantonsspital Winterthur
Matthias Guckenberger, University Hospital Zurich

Medical Oncology Perspective
Sara de Dosso, Insituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona

Radiation Oncology Perspective
Oliver Riesterer, Kantonsspital Aarau

Surgical Perspective
Dieter Hahnloser, University Hospital Lausanne

Discussion

17:30 – 18:15
 

SASRO 2525 - From the Past into the Future

Carmen Würth Saal

Jean Bourhis, President of SASRO

17:30 - 17:50
The History of SASRO
Urs M. Lütolf and René-Olivier Mirimanoff

17:50 - 18:10
The Future of SASRO
Jean Bourhis, President of SASRO

18:10
Honorary Member Celebration

18:30 – 19:15
 

SASRO General Assembly

Carmen Würth Saal
19:15
 

Speakers Dinner

Presswerk Gastronomie & Eventhalle Arbon

Hamelstrasse 15, 9320 Arbon

Friday

07:45 – 18:00
 

Registration

Foyer
08:30 – 09:30
 

Proffered Paper Session

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Chairs:
Barend de Bont, Stadtspital Waid und Triemli, Zurich
Letizia Deantonio, Instituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona

08:30 - 08:42
Detailed analysis of lymph node involvement in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma 
Bertrand Pouymayou, University Hospital Zurich

08:42 - 08:54
Dose uncertainty estimation of deformable image registration for head & neck cancer patients 
Florian Amstutz, Paul Scherrer Institut

08:54 - 09.06
Dynamic trajectory radiotherapy for head and neck cancer 
Jenny Bertholet, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

09:06 - 09:18
Robustness of dynamic trajectory radiotherapy and VMAT to weight loss and shoulder positioning 
Paul-Henry Mackeprang, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern

09:18 - 09:30
Development of a prediction model for radiation-associated late taste impairment in oropharyngeal cancer patients 
Sonja Stieb, Center for Radiation Oncology KSA-KSB, Cantonal Hospital Aarau

 

09:30 – 10:15
 

Update: How do we define quality in RT planning?

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Chairs:
Jean Bourhis, President of SASRO
Christopher Winter, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur

Keynote Speaker

Uwe Oelfke, Insitute of Cancer Research, UK

10:15 – 10:45
 

Coffee Break, Partner Visit, Poster Viewing

Foyer
10:45 – 12:30
 

Symposium "Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy"

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Chairs:
Pelagia Tsoutsou, University Hospital Geneva
Jan Unkelbach, University Hospital Zurich

10:45 - 11:15
Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy
Jan Unkelbach, University Hospital Zurich

11:15 - 11:35
Raysearch Laboratories
Julien Dexmier

11:35 - 11:55
Accuray
Umberto Ricardi, Chairman of Radiation Oncology and Dean of School of Medicine at the University of Turin, Italy

11:55 - 12:15
Varian
Intelligent Cancer Care – Innovations in AI
Alejandra Pecka, Varian Medical Systems

12:15 - 12:30
Discussion

12:30 – 14:00
 

Lunch, Partner Visit, Poster Viewing

Foyer
13:00 – 13:30
 

Symposium Astra Zeneca

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Chairs:
Kathrin Zaugg, Stadtspital Waid und Triemli, Zurich

Clinical Practice in Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detection using AI

Edwin J.R. van Beek,
Edinburgh Imaging, Queen’s Medical Research Institute
Edinburgh, UK

 

14:00 – 15:00
 

Proffered Paper Session

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Chairs:
Tobias Finazzi, University Hospital Basel
David Blumer, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen

14:00 - 14:12
Auto-contouring of organs-at-risk using artificial intelligence deep learning in pediatric brain cancer at the Pediatric Proton/Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR) 
Dora Correia, Massachusetts General Hospital / Paul-Scherrer Institut

14:12 - 14:24
Quantitative comparison of magnetic resonance imaging normalization algorithms in patients with brain metastases 
Philipp Wallimann,University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich 

14:24 - 14:36
Automatic ocular torsion detection for ocular proton therapy 
Chiara Spaccapaniccia, PSI

14:36 - 14:48
Predicting the severity of patient-reported symptoms during breast RT with machine learning 
Christian von Briel, Radiotherapie Hirslanden

14:48 - 15:00
Adaptive fractionation at the MR-Linac 
Yoel Pérez Haas, University Hospital Zurich

14:00 – 15:05
 

RTT Session

Meersburg/Fischbach/Friedrichshafen EG

Chairs:
Ulrike Dechantsreiter, Kantonsspital Luzern/Zug
Arthur Sterchele, Kantonsspital St. Gallen

14:00 - 14:05 
Welcome
Barend de Bont, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich

14:05 - 14:17
Monitoring patient movement during stereotactic radiosurgery (SBRT) of spinal metastases 
Madeleine van Niekerk, Kantonsspital Aarau

14:17 - 14:29
Feasibility of the use of an SGRT device in the patient positioning for treatment of extremities
Diego Tomarelli, University Hospital Zurich

14:29 - 14:41
Radiation therapist experience with the Align RT System in Rüti Radiation Oncology Center
Audrey Hendricks, Kantonsspital Winterthur

14:41 - 14:53
Markerless Image-Guided Radiotherapy in Thorax and Pelvis Patients 
Valentin Egli, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur

14:53 - 15:05
Introduction and first experiences with Encompass™ SRS Fibreplast® System for Hyperarc from RTT perspective 
Remo Hertner, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Institut für Radio-Onkologie, Chur

15:00 – 15:45
 

Coffee Break, Partner Visit, Poster Viewing

Foyer
15:45 – 17:45
 

Symposium "Artificial Intelligence meets Compassion"

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Chairs:
Kathrin Zaugg, Stadtspital Waid und Triemli, Zurich
Michael Fix, University Hospital Bern

15:45 - 16:15
The Best of two Worlds: Palliative Care meets Radiation Oncology
Steffen Eychmüller, University Hospital Bern

16:15 - 16:45
Ethics and Technology: Keeping the Patient at the Centre of Care
Rosanna Macri, University of Toronto, Canada

16:45 - 17:15
Artificial Intelligence for better Cancer Care
Andre Dekker, MAASTRO, NL

17:15 - 17:45
Discussion: AI meets compassion — rivalry or synergy?

Awardsession

17:45 – 18:30
 

Guided Art Tour by Würth Haus in German or English

Würth Haus Exhibition (meeting place at the congress registration)
18:30 – 19:10
 

Departure Shuttlebus Würth Haus to Markthalle Altenrhein

Würth Haus

Departure times

18:30 pm
18:50 pm
19:10 pm

18:30 – 01:00
 

Social Event at Markthalle Altenrhein, Thal

Markthalle Altenrhein, Thal

Knotternstrasse 2, 9422 Altenrhein

23:00 – 01:00
 

Departure Shuttlebus Markthalle Altenrhein to Würth Haus

Markthalle Altenrhein

Departure times

23:00 pm
00:00 pm
01:00 am

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