The RTT Committee of ESTRO was established in 1993 to address the professional issues of radiotherapy technicians who, as part of the multidisciplinary team, actually deliver the treatment to the patient. It remains the only group dedicated to representing RTTs at a European level.
The RTT Committee meets three times a year to discuss issues relevant to the work of RTTs in Europe and to agree ways to advance the profession and raise the standard of care to patients.
The Terms of Reference of the RTT Committee are to:
- raise the professional profile of RTTs
- facilitate the development of continuing education
- create networks with other RTTs in Europe and worldwide to exchange knowledge, views and ideas
- interact with clinicians, physicists and radiobiologists and provide synergy in the multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of cancer
- encourage an increased understanding of the scientific basis of our profession and to learn about new techniques and attitudes
The Committee has been instrumental in ensuring that RTTs are properly represented across a broad range of ESTRO activities and that their role in patient care is fully understood. RTTs are now represented on the Education Committee and at the annual ESTRO Board meeting and the Committee is working to extend the involvement of RTTs in all other relevant areas of the organisation.
Members
Filipe Garcia Moura, (Hospital Cuf Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal), Chair
Andreas Osztavics, SMZ Süd Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria)
Mary Coffey, (TCD School of Radiation Therapy St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
Mirjam Mast, (Haaglanden Medical Centre, Westeinde Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands)
Danilo Pasini, (Poli. Univ. Gemelli, Rome, Italy)
Aude Vaandering, (UCL Cliniques Univ. St.Luc, Brussels, Belgium)
Further details of the work of the committee can be found here.
The Committee can be contacted through Viviane Van EGten at ESTRO. viviane.vanegten@estro.org
This page was last updated on 21 June 2010