The European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology was founded in Milan in September 1980 as a Society of individual members and is the only European society to represent all professionals involved in the management of cancer patients using radiotherapy.
ESTRO’s principal objectives are to:
- Support and promote all aspects of radiation oncology
- Develop standards for quality assurance in radiation oncology, radiation physics, radiation technology and radiobiology throughout Europe and encourage their implementation
- Improve the standard of cancer treatment by establishing radiation oncology as a clinical specialty integrated with other cancer treatment modalities
- Promote the international exchange of scientific information on radiotherapy and oncology and related scientific fields including radiation physics, radiobiology and radiation technology
- Set standards for education and practice in radiation oncology and provide educational courses and materials to meet the needs of all radiation oncology professionals
- Establish relationships and encourage co-operation with international, national and regional societies and organisations in the field of radiation oncology.